Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 March 2016
304. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards, the number of general practitioner cards, the number of each type of card issued on a discretionary basis; and the number for each type of card assigned to persons over 70 years of age as of 1 February 2016. [4823/16]
View answerPlease see medical and GP visit card figures in the following table for those aged 70 and over at 1 February 2016, as requested by the Deputy.
|
Card Type |
Total Cards |
|
Medical cards for those 70 and over |
333,115 |
|
of which granted involving discretion |
8,285 |
|
GP Visit cards for those 70 and over |
81,266 |
|
of which granted involving discretion |
50 |
