Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014
989. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 August 2014; the number of GP cards on the same date and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on 1 August 2014. [33812/14]
View answerThe medical card figures at 1 August 2014, as requested by the Deputy, are set out in the following table.
|
Card Type |
Number of cards |
|
Medical cards |
1,804,376 |
|
Of which granted on the basis of discretion |
65,993 |
|
GP visit cards |
142,668 |
|
Of which granted on the basis of discretion |
28,423 |
