Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
Question:827 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 29 June 2010, when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive. [33956/10]
View answerWednesday, 29 September 2010
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As stated in my previous response to the Deputy, details of the number of GP visit card holders are provided to my Department each month by the Health Service Executive (HSE). The figures are provided on a net basis, showing the balance after new cards have been issued and other cards, as appropriate, have been deleted from the Executive's database, e.g. following a review of a person's circumstances. The most recent figures provided by the HSE to my Department reflect the position on 1st August 2010 and show 109,075 GP visit card holders on that date.
As the other information sought by the Deputy is not provided by the HSE to my Department as a matter of routine, my Department has again requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to address these matters and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.