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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 7 Mar 2002

Vol. 550 No. 2

Written Answers. - Medical Cards.

Gerry Reynolds

Question:

353 Mr. G. Reynolds asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of people eligible for medical cards in each health board area on 1 January in each of the years from 1995 to 2001; the percentage of the population in each health board area who are eligible; and the percentage of the national population eligible for medical cards. [8231/02]

The number of people and percentage of the health board area population eligible for medical cards as at 1 January of the years requested, together with the percentage of the national population, are as follows:

ERHA

MHB

MWHB

NEHB

NWHB

SEHB

SHB

WHB

TOTAL

2002

357,176

72,657

102,953

105,247

97,837

140,891

180,206

142,287

1,119,454

%

27.50%

33.43%

32.47%

34.52%

46.12%

35.99%

32.97%

40.38%

National

31.24%

2001

333,390

71,403

95,611

105,223

97,901

135,545

169,929

139,053

1,148,055

%

25.73%

34.74%

30.15%

34.51%

46.15%

34.62%

31.09%

39.46%

National

30.32%

ERHA

MHB

MWHB

NEHB

NWHB

SEHB

SHB

WHB

TOTAL

2000

334,031

72,859

96,734

112,673

98,254

137,281

170,093

142,262

1,164,187

%

25.78%

35.45%

30.51%

36.96%

46.31%

35.06%

31.12%

40.37%

National

31.42%

1999

333,989

77,140

99,821

120,247

94,972

138,334

174,344

144,707

1,183,554

%

25.77%

37.53%

31.48%

39.44%

44.77%

35.33%

31.89%

41.07%

National

32.40%

1998

338,025

78,520

101,635

121,069

99,304

144,760

183,074

153,965

1,219,852

%

26.08%

38.20%

32.09%

39.71%

46.81%

36.85%

33.49%

43.70%

National

33.64%

1997

352,944

80,446

106,961

122,993

102,569

146,836

186,363

153,272

1,252,384

%

27.28%

39.19%

33.75%

40.40%

48.52%

37.55%

34.12%

43.56%

National

34.59%

1996

372,244

81,386

108,156

126,092

102,841

147,534

185,734

153,068

1,277,055

%

29.89%

40.09%

34.81%

42.01%

49.40%

38.50%

34.90%

44.63%

National

35.76%

1995

370,734

82,386

108,932

128,911

104,747

149,722

185,568

155,813

1,286,813

%

29.77%

40.59%

35.06%

42.94%

50.32%

39.07%

34.86%

45.43%

36.04%

Question No. 354 answered with Question No. 350.
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