asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards withdrawn during 1979.
Written Answers. - Medical Cards Withdrawal.
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The number of medical cards withdrawn or cancelled between 1 January and 30 September 1979, the latest date for which figures are available, was 57,437.
During the same period, however, there was a net increase of 4,824 in the number with medical cards, so that the total number of persons covered by the service increased by 8,779.