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Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 February 2013

Thursday, 21 February 2013

Questions (263)

Jim Daly

Question:

263. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Health the cost to his Department of medical cards issued for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9505/13]

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Written answers

Payments in relation to doctors and pharmacies under the scheme are published annually by the HSE. The figures for the years 2007 - 2010 are detailed below. The 2011 and 2012 information is not published yet.

Year

Total Doctor Costs

Total Pharmacy cost

Total

2007

440,756,505

1,048,408,418

1,489,164,923

2008

475,174,715

1,145,291,632

1,620,466,347

2009

499,665,359

1,260,244,615

1,759,909,974

2010

493,833,497

1,233,261,559

1,727,095,056

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