Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 July 2021
2476. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 1 July 2021; 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. [37909/21]
View answerAs of 1st July 2021, the HSE Primary Care Reimbursement Service provisionally reported that there were 1,572,147 medical cards, of which 172,765 were provided on a discretionary basis and 525,135 GP Visit Cards, of which 35,159 were provided on a discretionary basis.
However it should be noted that due to the impact of the recent cyber-attack, eligibility data for this period may be subject to change once HSE systems are fully restored and the relevant data is reconciled.
