asked the Minister for Health the ratio of dependants to blue card holders in respect of each dispensary district in Dublin City for the latest available date.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Dublin Blue Card Holders.
12.
Mr. Ryan
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 Figures given are for 14th October, 1960.
|
Dispensary District |
Ratio of dependants per medical card holder |
|
North City 1 East |
1.5 |
|
North City 1 West |
1.3 |
|
North City 2 |
0.97 |
|
North City 3 |
1.2 |
|
North City 4 |
1.1 |
|
Clontarf and Howth 1 |
2.6 |
|
Clontarf and Howth 2(part County Dublin) |
2.6 |
|
Coolock and Drumcondra 1 |
0.78 |
|
Coolock and Drumcondra 2(part County Dublin) |
0.94 |
|
Finglas and Glasnevin 1(part County Dublin) |
3.7 |
|
Finglas and Glasnevin 2 |
2.1 |
|
South City 1 |
1.8 |
|
South City 2 |
0.84 |
|
South City 3 |
0.87 |
|
South City 4 |
0.96 |
|
South City 5 |
2.1 |
|
South City 6 |
1.5 |
|
South City 7 |
2.3 |
|
Donnybrook 1 |
0.76 |
|
Donnybrook 2 |
1.3 |
|
Rathmines 1 |
1.04 |
|
Rathmines 2 |
1.0 |
|
Rathfarnham 1(part County Dublin) |
2.0 |
|
Rathfarnham 2(part County Dublin) |
2.6 |
|
Rathfarnham 3 and 4(part County Dublin) |
2.8 |
|
Blanchardstown and Castleknock(part County Dublin) |
2.7 |
|
Ballyfermot(part County Dublin) |
5.0 |
|
Average for whole area |
2.0 |
13.
Mr. Ryan
asked the Minister for Health if he will state in respect Of each of the last four years the number of persons in Dublin City who have held blue cards entitling them to free medical service.
In my reply to a question of 24th March, 1960, from the Deputy I outlined the system of reviewing medical cards which is in operation in Dublin and I explained that certain information was not readily available from the Health Authority's records. The number of holders of medical cards on any particular day can be ascertained from these records but it is not possible, without considerable detailed examination of records, to ascertain the number of persons who have held medical cards for some period during the course of a year.
Of the figures available, that which corresponds most closely to the information requested by the Deputy is the largest number of persons holding medical cards on any day in the year. For the last four years the relevant figures are
|
1960 |
(to date) |
33,438 |
|
1959 |
35,541 |
|
|
1958 |
44,086 |
|
|
1957 |
45,886 |
The number of persons who held medical cards for some period during the year would in all cases be somewhat higher than the figure I quoted.