Vol. 550 No. 2
353 Mr. G. Reynolds asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of people eligible for medical cards in each health board area on 1 January in each of the years from 1995 to 2001; the percentage of the population in each health board area who are eligible; and the percentage of the national population eligible for medical cards. [8231/02]
The number of people and percentage of the health board area population eligible for medical cards as at 1 January of the years requested, together with the percentage of the national population, are as follows:
|
ERHA |
MHB |
MWHB |
NEHB |
NWHB |
SEHB |
SHB |
WHB |
TOTAL |
|
|
2002 |
357,176 |
72,657 |
102,953 |
105,247 |
97,837 |
140,891 |
180,206 |
142,287 |
1,119,454 |
|
% |
27.50% |
33.43% |
32.47% |
34.52% |
46.12% |
35.99% |
32.97% |
40.38% |
|
|
National |
31.24% |
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|
2001 |
333,390 |
71,403 |
95,611 |
105,223 |
97,901 |
135,545 |
169,929 |
139,053 |
1,148,055 |
|
% |
25.73% |
34.74% |
30.15% |
34.51% |
46.15% |
34.62% |
31.09% |
39.46% |
|
|
National |
30.32% |
|
ERHA |
MHB |
MWHB |
NEHB |
NWHB |
SEHB |
SHB |
WHB |
TOTAL |
|
|
2000 |
334,031 |
72,859 |
96,734 |
112,673 |
98,254 |
137,281 |
170,093 |
142,262 |
1,164,187 |
|
% |
25.78% |
35.45% |
30.51% |
36.96% |
46.31% |
35.06% |
31.12% |
40.37% |
|
|
National |
31.42% |
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|
1999 |
333,989 |
77,140 |
99,821 |
120,247 |
94,972 |
138,334 |
174,344 |
144,707 |
1,183,554 |
|
% |
25.77% |
37.53% |
31.48% |
39.44% |
44.77% |
35.33% |
31.89% |
41.07% |
|
|
National |
32.40% |
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|
1998 |
338,025 |
78,520 |
101,635 |
121,069 |
99,304 |
144,760 |
183,074 |
153,965 |
1,219,852 |
|
% |
26.08% |
38.20% |
32.09% |
39.71% |
46.81% |
36.85% |
33.49% |
43.70% |
|
|
National |
33.64% |
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|
1997 |
352,944 |
80,446 |
106,961 |
122,993 |
102,569 |
146,836 |
186,363 |
153,272 |
1,252,384 |
|
% |
27.28% |
39.19% |
33.75% |
40.40% |
48.52% |
37.55% |
34.12% |
43.56% |
|
|
National |
34.59% |
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|
1996 |
372,244 |
81,386 |
108,156 |
126,092 |
102,841 |
147,534 |
185,734 |
153,068 |
1,277,055 |
|
% |
29.89% |
40.09% |
34.81% |
42.01% |
49.40% |
38.50% |
34.90% |
44.63% |
|
|
National |
35.76% |
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|
1995 |
370,734 |
82,386 |
108,932 |
128,911 |
104,747 |
149,722 |
185,568 |
155,813 |
1,286,813 |
|
% |
29.77% |
40.59% |
35.06% |
42.94% |
50.32% |
39.07% |
34.86% |
45.43% |
36.04% |
