Medical Card Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 October 2014

Tuesday, 14 October 2014

Ceisteanna (170)

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

170. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form for September 2013 and September 2014 for each local health area the number of medical cards in circulation; the number of which are issued on the basis of the exercise of discretion; and the number of which are allocated to over 70s. [38980/14]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Health

The following table sets out the information requested by the Deputy.

	Numbers at 1 Sept 2013				Numbers at 1 Sept 2014
Local Health Office	Medical Cards	Of which Discretionary	Over 70s Medical Cards	Of which Discretionary	Medical Cards	Of which Discretionary	Over 70s Medical Cards	Of which Discretionary
Carlow/ Kilkenny	61,405	1,494	10,636	131	59,510	2,015	10,130	148
Cavan/ Monaghan	59,943	1,048	10,472	51	57,809	1,554	10,152	82
Clare	49,923	2,054	9,414	341	46,777	2,377	9,009	300
Cork - North Lee	81,753	4,015	13,617	308	78,876	4,595	13,320	335
Cork - South Lee	63,063	2,353	14,710	251	61,039	2,872	13,669	256
Donegal	91,013	1,836	14,257	84	88,141	2,601	14,186	158
Dublin North Central	53,136	959	11,891	111	54,552	1,327	10,981	137
Dublin South City	38,355	645	8,876	62	37,273	844	7,901	86
Dublin South East	24,330	507	9,026	59	23,348	668	7,684	95
Dublin South West	68,199	1,782	11,908	111	66,560	2,020	11,348	150
Dublin West	62,150	1,193	7,595	36	60,740	1,577	7,311	63
Dun Laoghaire	25,121	566	10,471	85	22,572	687	8,506	103
Galway	104,354	2,566	19,037	75	99,423	3,368	18,274	124
Kerry	61,303	2,164	13,219	193	59,949	2,737	12,749	214
Kildare/ West Wicklow	76,794	2,694	11,701	160	74,433	3,252	11,334	209
Laois/ Offaly	70,609	2,825	11,407	223	68,896	3,372	11,073	233
Limerick	80,895	2,882	15,403	494	78,286	3,385	14,627	457
Longford/ Westmeath	57,292	1,392	9,695	91	56,453	1,932	9,294	124
Louth	61,894	729	9,759	41	60,494	1,191	9,462	66
Mayo	67,218	1,439	13,151	46	64,123	2,008	12,842	68
Meath	68,441	908	10,543	41	66,246	1,540	10,311	61
North Cork	36,741	2,289	7,629	103	34,262	2,517	7,302	133
North Dublin	81,503	2,518	17,332	301	77,379	3,242	16,224	370
North Tipp./ East Limerick	30,973	1,755	6,431	197	29,701	1,868	6,236	197
North West Dublin	70,587	1,222	11,198	90	66,333	1,714	10,309	121
Roscommon	30,695	988	6,403	58	29,377	1,200	6,228	81
Sligo/ Leitrim	43,384	1,651	9,080	72	41,899	1,960	8,738	116
South Tipperary	42,762	1,770	8,298	192	41,429	2,012	7,953	160
Waterford	58,531	2,019	10,695	200	55,805	2,440	10,131	162
West Cork	22,110	1,008	5,755	73	21,058	1,202	5,493	86
Wexford	71,817	1,428	12,327	67	69,831	2,043	11,970	97
Wicklow	46,768	1,189	8,479	68	45,237	1,452	8,125	86
Total National	1,863,062	53,888	350,415	4,415	1,797,811	67,572	332,872	5,078