Medical Card Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 October 2015

Wednesday, 7 October 2015

Ceisteanna (147)

Stephen Donnelly

Ceist:

147. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons over 80 years of age who do not have a medical card. [34890/15]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Health

Neither the Department of Health nor the HSE records population data. I can, however, advise the Deputy that at 2 September this year, over 15,700 persons aged 80 years and over held a GP visit card.