Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 September 2004
764 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons currently in possession of a medical card in each county; and the number of persons in possession in each county at the beginning of 1997. [21506/04]
View answerThe number of persons currently covered by a medical card in each county and the number of persons who were covered by a medical card at the beginning of 1997 are as follows:
|
County |
September 2004 |
1st January 1997 |
|
Dublin |
273,582 |
282,872 |
|
Wicklow |
27,804 |
35,068 |
|
Kildare |
37,391 |
35,004 |
|
Longford |
12,363 |
12,957 |
|
Westmeath |
21,068 |
22,338 |
|
Offaly |
19,137 |
23,634 |
|
Laois |
17,311 |
21,518 |
|
Clare |
30,887 |
30,962 |
|
Limerick |
49,657 |
55,177 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
19,061 |
20,822 |
|
Cavan |
18,400 |
22,030 |
|
Louth |
34,746 |
39,821 |
|
Meath |
30,440 |
38,645 |
|
Monaghan |
16,462 |
22,497 |
|
Donegal |
67,618 |
69,524 |
|
Leitrim |
11,344 |
12,430 |
|
Sligo |
19,483 |
20,615 |
|
Carlow |
15,455 |
17,061 |
|
Kilkenny |
19.708 |
22,159 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
28,459 |
27,309 |
|
Waterford |
34,785 |
39,508 |
|
Wexford |
39,276 |
40,799 |
|
Cork |
131,273 |
139,370 |
|
Kerry |
41,428 |
46,993 |
|
Galway |
66,432 |
73,724 |
|
Mayo |
47,635 |
55,910 |
|
Roscommon |
19,901 |
23,638 |
|
Total |
1,151,106 |
1,252,385 |
