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Medical Cards.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 November 2004

Tuesday, 9 November 2004

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Beverley Flynn

Ceist:

166 Ms Cooper-Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of the 8,319 persons who lost a medical card in County Mayo between 1997 and October 2004 due to the medical cardholder being deceased or due to a duplicate entry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27942/04]

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Information from the Western Health Board indicates that of the 8,319 deletions from medical card databases for County Mayo from 1 January 1997 to 31 October 2004, 8,047 were due to deletion of deceased cardholders while 272 were for other reasons, including duplication.

The Government is fully committed to the extension of medical card coverage as set out in the programme for Government. This will focus on people on low incomes. The timing of the introduction of the extension will be decided having regard to the prevailing budgetary position.

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