asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of the population who are covered by free medical health cards for each of the last ten years.
Written Answers. - Medical Card Holders.
30.
The information sought by the Deputy is contained in a tabular statement which I propose to circulate in the Official Report.
|
Year |
Number of Medical Cards |
% of total population ¹ |
|
1987 |
1,342,233 |
37.88 |
|
1986 |
1,323,035 |
37.40 |
|
1985 |
1,303,273 |
36.84 |
|
1984 |
1,299,165 |
37.03 |
|
1983 |
1,343,618 |
38.30 |
|
1982 |
1,280,758 |
37.19 |
|
1981 |
1,226,568 |
35.65 |
|
1980 |
1,199,599 |
35.62 |
|
1979 |
1,224,351 |
36.39 |
|
1978 |
1,219,178 |
37.86 |
¹The total population is either actual or estimated depending on the proximity of the year to the previous census.