Medical Cards

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 January 2012

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Ceisteanna (49)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Ceist:

40 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the current number of persons with medical cards; and the equivalent number in December 2010. [1324/12]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Health (Deputy Róisín Shortall)

The Health Service Executive has confirmed that the number of people with medical cards in December 2011 was 1,692,605. The figure in December 2010 was 1,611,138.

Question No. 41 answered with Question No. 20.

Question No. 42 answered with Question No. 8.

Question No. 43 answered with Question No. 25.