Noel Ahern
Question:91 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Minister for Health if, in view of the fact that 84 per cent of pensioners have medical card facilities, he will give details of the number and percentage of pensioners in each health board area.
Written Answers. - Pension Statistics.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in following table:
|
Health Board |
Number aged 65 and over* |
Number as percentage of population |
Number aged 65 and over covered by Medical Card** |
Percentage of 65 and over covered by Medical Card |
|
Eastern |
114,903 |
9.2 |
91,768 |
79.9 |
|
Midland |
23,977 |
11.8 |
19,091 |
79.6 |
|
Mid-Western |
35,907 |
11.6 |
30,894 |
86.0 |
|
North-Eastern |
33,356 |
11.1 |
27,765 |
83.0 |
|
North-Western |
29,740 |
14.3 |
26,625 |
89.5 |
|
South-Eastern |
43,848 |
11.4 |
33,131 |
75.6 |
|
Southern |
64,206 |
12.1 |
47,944 |
74.7 |
|
Western |
48,893 |
14.3 |
45,832 |
93.7 |
* Census 1991 data.
** As of 31-1-1993.