Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 April 2015
138. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards and the number of general practitioner cards as of 1 April 2015, and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on that date. [16092/15]
View answerThe medical and GP visit card figures, as requested by the Deputy are provided below:
|
1 April 2015 |
|
|
Card Type |
No. of cards |
|
Medical Cards |
1,751,883 |
|
of which granted involving discretion |
83,450 |
|
GP Visit Cards |
161,054 |
|
of which granted involving discretion |
38,293 |
