Jimmy Deenihan
Ceist:381 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card holders in County Kerry for the years (a) 1987, (b) 1988 and (c) 1989.
Vol. 394 No. 8
381 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card holders in County Kerry for the years (a) 1987, (b) 1988 and (c) 1989.
I have been supplied with the following statistics by the Southern Health Board. The statistics refer to the number of medical card holders in County Kerry from 1986 to 1989.
Year |
Number of Medical Cards issued |
Number covered by Medical Card |
1987 |
29,555 |
51,866 |
1988 |
27,984 |
48,895 |
1989(as of 31/11/89) |
27,474 |
47,623 |