Medical Card Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 April 2014

Wednesday, 30 April 2014

Questions (734)

Thomas P. Broughan

Question:

734. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards returned voluntarily by persons who were medical card holders but who are no longer eligible to hold a medical card because of changes in their financial circumstances in the years 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014. [18691/14]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health

The following table outlines, where HSE records have indicated, the number of medical card holders who have returned their card voluntarily for the years 2012 to date.

Year	No. of Cards
2012	8
2013	70
2014 (YTD)	30