Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 September 2014
359. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the total number of medical cards as of 1 September 2014; the total number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the total number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on 1 September 2014. [35319/14]
View answerThe medical card figures at 1 September 2014, as requested by the Deputy, are set out in the table below:
|
Card Type |
Number of cards |
|
Medical cards |
1,797,811 |
|
Of which granted on the basis of discretion |
67,572 |
|
GP visit cards |
146.546 |
|
Of which granted on the basis of discretion |
29,208 |
