asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card holders per 1,000 of population for each of the Twenty-six Counties.
Written Answers. - Medical Card Holder Statistics.
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I presume that the Deputy's question refers to the number of persons covered by medical cards per 1,000 population in each county. The number of persons covered by medical cards per 1,000 of population in each county on 30 November 1987, the latest date for which figures are available, is as shown in the table below:
|
County |
Number of persons per 1,000 population |
|
Eastern Health Board |
|
|
Dublin |
296.1 |
|
Wicklow |
385.8 |
|
Kildare |
365.4 |
|
Midland Health Board |
|
|
Longford |
479.2 |
|
Westmeath |
387.0 |
|
Offaly |
397.2 |
|
Laois |
406.2 |
|
Mid-Western Health Board |
|
|
Clare |
352.8 |
|
Limerick |
339.6 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
361.8 |
|
North-Eastern Health Board |
|
|
Cavan |
457.8 |
|
Louth |
489.7 |
|
Meath |
396.0 |
|
Monaghan |
434.8 |
|
North-Western Health Board |
|
|
Donegal |
565.3 |
|
Leitrim |
495.4 |
|
Sligo |
392.4 |
|
South-Eastern Health Board |
|
|
Carlow |
425.0 |
|
Kilkenny |
409.0 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
473.1 |
|
Waterford |
364.5 |
|
Wexford |
400.3 |
|
Southern Health Board |
|
|
Cork |
358.3 |
|
Kerry |
415.4 |
|
Western Health Board |
|
|
Galway |
430.9 |
|
Mayo |
533.8 |
|
Roscommon |
496.3 |