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Medical Cards.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 November 2004

Tuesday, 9 November 2004

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Breeda Moynihan-Cronin

Ceist:

154 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, further to Question No. 123 of 28 October 2004 regarding inappropriate database entries, if she will provide a breakdown of the numbers deleted in each category or reason in the Southern Health Board area since 2003. [27835/04]

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Information provided from the Southern Health Board shows that there were 32,593 deletions from the board's medical card database from 1 January 2003 to date. The board has advised that the majority of these, 20,215, relate to clients who failed to reapply when a review of their eligibility was due and can be attributed to an increase in the number of people in employment and the improved economic situation nationally. The following is a detailed breakdown of the numbers of deletions across the various categories during this period.

Category of deletion

Number

Failed to return Review Form

20,215

Refused (Over Scale)

1,093

Deceased

6,869

Left Area

2,532

Long Stay Institution

684

Now Married

22

Registered Twice (other number remaining)

592

Did not reply to request for further information

298

Refused to Disclose Information

2

Students — Parents do not have a medical card

114

Students — Studying in an outside area

10

Over 16

1

Others

156

Parents hold a card on medical grounds

4

Means Other

1

Total

32,593

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