Vol. 566 No. 1
530 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of people who held a medical card for each of the past three years up to 31 December 2002; and the number of people who hold a medical card from 1 January 2003 to 30 April 2003. [12299/03]
The statistics requested by the Deputy are listed in the following tabular form:
|
Year Ended |
No. of Eligible Persons |
Population |
% of Population Covered |
|
% |
|||
|
December 2000 |
1,148,055 |
3,838,900 |
30.32 |
|
December 2001 |
1,199,454 |
3,838,900 |
31.24 |
|
December 2002 |
1,168,745 |
3,917,336 |
29.84 |
|
1 April 2003 |
1,166,696 |
3,917,336 |
29.78 |
