asked the Minister for Health (a) the number of medical card holders and (b) the number of persons in each county covered by medical cards in each of the last three years.
Written Answers. - Medical Card Holders.
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The number of medical cards current in each county, together with the number of persons covered by medical cards at 31 December 1977, 1978 and 1979, are set out in the following table:
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Health Board and County (incl. City where appropriate) |
Number of medical cards current on |
Number of persons (including dependants) covered by medical cards on |
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31 Dec. 1977 |
31 Dec. 1978 |
31 Dec. 1979 |
31 Dec. 1977 |
31 Dec. 1978 |
31 Dec. 1979 |
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Eastern: |
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Dublin |
122,929 |
124,456 |
134,435 |
212,881 |
209,215 |
223,421 |
|
Wicklow |
13,469 |
13,001 |
12,788 |
28,161 |
23,166 |
22,201 |
|
Kildare |
14,456 |
15,067 |
15,754 |
24,794 |
28,470 |
28,749 |
|
Total |
150,854 |
152,524 |
162,977 |
265,836 |
260,851 |
274,371 |
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Midland: |
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Longford |
8,176 |
8,164 |
7,404 |
15,976 |
15,840 |
13,961 |
|
Westmeath |
13,603 |
13,763 |
13,090 |
25,534 |
25,749 |
24,479 |
|
Offaly |
13,842 |
14,505 |
15,053 |
27,812 |
29,029 |
29,067 |
|
Laois |
11,194 |
11,463 |
11,213 |
22,193 |
22,263 |
21,286 |
|
Total |
46,815 |
47,895 |
46,760 |
91,515 |
92,881 |
88,793 |
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Mid-Western: |
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Clare |
17,073 |
17,511 |
17,470 |
30,391 |
31,240 |
31,389 |
|
Limerick |
32,130 |
33,823 |
34,695 |
60,959 |
63,408 |
63,210 |
|
Tipperary (NR) |
11,692 |
12,651 |
12,721 |
20,816 |
21,980 |
21,989 |
|
Total |
60,895 |
63,985 |
64,886 |
112,166 |
116,628 |
116,588 |
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North-Western: |
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Donegal |
35,954 |
36,892 |
37,198 |
75,697 |
74,090 |
76,194 |
|
Leitrim |
9,398 |
9,262 |
8,691 |
17,083 |
16,368 |
15,520 |
|
Sligo |
14,836 |
14,547 |
15,251 |
26,886 |
26,053 |
27,155 |
|
Total |
60,188 |
60,701 |
61,140 |
119,666 |
116,511 |
118,869 |
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North-Eastern: |
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Cavan |
16,637 |
15,650 |
14,742 |
29,849 |
27,214 |
24,206 |
|
Louth |
16,281 |
17,146 |
18,398 |
32,600 |
33,712 |
35,415 |
|
Meath |
15,639 |
15,889 |
16,334 |
32,669 |
31,965 |
32,475 |
|
Monaghan |
13,140 |
12,648 |
13,063 |
25,521 |
24,403 |
24,488 |
|
Total |
61,697 |
61,333 |
62,537 |
120,639 |
117,294 |
116,584 |
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South-Eastern: |
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Carlow |
8,503 |
8,346 |
8,568 |
17,413 |
16,608 |
16,862 |
|
Kilkenny |
16,649 |
16,537 |
17,511 |
30,122 |
29,724 |
31,066 |
|
Tipperary (SR) |
17,097 |
18,168 |
19,134 |
32,728 |
33,831 |
35,395 |
|
Waterford |
19,437 |
20,262 |
18,557 |
33,791 |
34,666 |
31,528 |
|
Wexford |
20,980 |
21,350 |
20,490 |
40,951 |
41,249 |
38,430 |
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Total |
82,666 |
84,663 |
84,260 |
155,005 |
156,078 |
153,281 |
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Southern: |
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Cork |
73,723 |
72,034 |
73,116 |
122,308 |
115,043 |
114,316 |
|
Kerry |
31,327 |
30,424 |
31,511 |
54,484 |
52,990 |
53,817 |
|
Total |
105,050 |
102,458 |
104,627 |
176,792 |
168,033 |
168,133 |
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Western: |
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Galway |
49,365 |
48,908 |
47,894 |
89,946 |
87,177 |
84,797 |
|
Mayo |
36,833 |
37,682 |
37,779 |
70,939 |
71,650 |
71,063 |
|
Roscommon |
16,985 |
17,776 |
17,567 |
30,646 |
32,075 |
31,872 |
|
Total |
103,183 |
104,366 |
103,240 |
191,531 |
190,902 |
187,732 |
|
Grand Total |
671,343 |
677,925 |
690,427 |
1,233,150 |
1,219,178 |
1,224,351 |