Jim Mitchell
Ceist:85 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the average weekly cost to the Exchequer of a medical card in January from 1987 to January 1992.
Written Answers. - Medical Card Costs.
Statistics regarding the numbers of medical cards and the total cost of the GMS Scheme are collated by the General Medical Services (Payments) Board and published on an annual basis.
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Average weekly cost of a Medical Card* |
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£ |
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January 1987 |
3.07 |
|
January 1988 |
3.15 |
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January 1989 |
3.55 |
|
January 1990 |
4.29 |
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January 1991 |
4.63 |
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January 1992 |
4.76 |
* The average weekly cost shown above would reflect the position as at 1 January for each year. This figure is calculated from totals given in the General Medical Services (Payments) Board reports which reflect the position as at 31 December of the previous year in each case.