Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 July 2015
503. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 July 2015; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the number for each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on that date. [29857/15]
View answerThe data requested by the Deputy as of 1 July 2015 are contained in the following table:
|
Card Type |
No. of Cards |
|
Medical Cards |
1,731,470 |
|
of which granted involving discretion |
88,604 |
|
GP Visit Cards |
244,171 |
|
of which granted involving discretion |
39,829 |
