Medical Cards

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 September 2011

Wednesday, 14 September 2011

Questions (981)

Clare Daly

Question:

987 Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the amount paid by the Health Service Executive to health centres (details supplied) for general medical card services under the primary care reimbursement service for each of the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the number of medical card holders registered at each of these clinics in the respective years; and the percentage of the population nationally that are covered by medical cards. [23977/11]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Róisín Shortall)

36.89% of the national population were covered by medical cards as at 1st August 2011. The other information sought by the Deputy is not provided by the HSE to my Department as a matter of routine. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to address these matters and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.