Vol. 566 No. 1
100 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Health and Children the total number of persons and the percentage of the population covered by the medical card scheme in 2001 and 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11916/03]
The statistics requested by the Deputy are listed in tabular form below:
|
Year ended |
No. of eligible persons |
Population |
% of population covered |
|
Dec 2001 |
1,199,454 |
3,838,900 |
31.24% |
|
Dec 2002 |
1,168,745 |
3,917,336 |
29.84% |
