Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 November 2013
208. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons who have health insurance as of October 2013; the figures for end of year 2007 to 2012, inclusive; the number of these who have a full medical card or a general practitioner only card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49735/13]
View answerThe latest data available to me from the Health Insurance Authority is that 2,047,020 people, or 44.6% of the population were insured with in-patient health insurance plans at end September 2013.
The following numbers were insured from 2007 to 2012 inclusive:
|
2007 |
2,238,395 |
|
2008 |
2,297,113 |
|
2009 |
2,260,109 |
|
2010 |
2,228,460 |
|
2011 |
2,162,671 |
|
2012 |
2,098,942 |
Information is not collated on the numbers of persons holding both private health insurance and a medical card or general practitioner visit card.
