asked the Minister for Health if he will state the number of persons in each county covered by medical service cards, and the percentage of the population per county covered.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Medical Service Cards.
As the reply to the question is in the form of a tabular statement I propose, a Cheann Comhairle, with your permission to circulate it with the Official Report.
The following is the statement:—
The latest date for which the information requested by the Deputy is available is 30th June, 1958. The following was the position on that date:—
Health Authority |
Number of persons, including dependents, covered by medical service cards |
Percentage of population of the county covered |
Carlow County Council |
13,401 |
39.5 |
Cavan ,,,, |
19,644 |
31.8 |
Clare ,,,, |
17,509 |
22.7 |
Cork North County Council |
31,951 |
43.7 |
South Cork Board of Public Assistance |
54,437 |
26.0 |
Cork West County Council |
16,390 |
30.4 |
Donegal ,,,, |
20,466 |
16.8 |
Dublin Board of Assistance |
107,696 |
18.4 |
Balrothery Board of Assistance |
6,432 |
25.4 |
Rathdown Board of Assistance |
14,200 |
15.1 |
Galway County Council |
51,529 |
33.1 |
Kerry ,,,, |
39,562 |
32.4 |
Kildare ,,,, |
21,444 |
32.5 |
Kilkenny ,,,, |
28,291 |
44.1 |
Laois ,,,, |
14,478 |
30.5 |
Leitrim ,,,, |
6,973 |
18.8 |
Limerick ,,,, |
28,650 |
32.9 |
Limerick County Borough |
26,286 |
51.7 |
Longford County Council |
14,727 |
44.7 |
Louth ,,,, |
18,955 |
27.4 |
Mayo ,,,, |
42,312 |
31.8 |
Meath ,,,, |
12,821 |
19.2 |
Monaghan ,,,, |
18,739 |
36.0 |
Offaly ,,,, |
19,177 |
36.9 |
Roscommon ,,,, |
22,359 |
35.1 |
Sligo |
16,045 |
28.2 |
Tipperary (N.R.) County Council |
20,603 |
37.0 |
Tipperary (S.R.) ,,,, |
32,062 |
43.5 |
Waterford Board of Public Assistance |
18,195 |
24.6 |
Westmeath County Council |
19,883 |
36.7 |
Wexford ,,,, |
27,511 |
31.5 |
Wicklow ,,,, |
22,028 |
36.8 |
It will be noted that the information is given in respect of health authority areas; it would not be possible to supply figures for county and county borough areas in respect of the conjoint districts in Dublin and Cork, or in respect of the Waterford area.