Batt O'Keeffe
Question:527 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of medical card holders in each health board area at the present time. [1029/01]
Written Answers. - Medical Cards.
The most recent statistics available for medical card coverage in the country refer to the position at the end of September 2000 and are as follows:
|
Health Board |
No. of persons |
|
Eastern Regional Health Authority |
339,249 |
|
Midland Health Board |
72,796 |
|
Mid-Western Health Board |
94,816 |
|
North-Eastern Health Board |
104,001 |
|
North-Western Health Board |
97,458 |
|
South-Eastern Health Board |
137,340 |
|
Southern Health Board |
172,277 |
|
Western Health Board |
139,254 |
|
Grand Total |
1,157,191 i.e. 30.56% of the population |