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Dáil Éireann - Volume 623 - 06 July, 2006

Written Answers. - Medical Cards.

Ms McManus Ms McManus

Ms McManus asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number and percentages of general practitioner only cards that have been issued since the introduction of these cards; the breakdown per region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28006/06]

Ms Harney Ms Harney

Ms Harney: The Health Service Executive (HSE) have informed my Department that they are unable to provide the figures in the format (breakdown by four HSE regions) required by the Deputy and that they are currently working on their database system to enable the collection of this information in that format going forward.

The HSE have provided figures on the number of GP visit card holders in each county as at 1st June 2006 and these are shown on the table below. The percentage of the population holding either a medical card or GP visit card as at 1 June, 2006 was 29.15% (this figure is based on the Central Statistics Office official population estimate in 2005 — 4,130,700).

County	No. of persons holding a GP visit card
Carlow	447
Cavan	370
Clare	335
Cork	2,431
Donegal	1,205
Dublin	1,641
Galway	1,129
Kerry	845
Kildare	283
Kilkenny	492
1443 [1443] Laois	383
Leitrim	240
Limerick	524
Longford	213
Louth	739
Mayo	850
Meath	657
Monaghan	345
Offaly	435
Roscommon	307
Sligo	372
Tipperary Nr	162
Tipperary Sr	596
Waterford	444
Westmeath	312
Wexford	727
Wicklow	391
Total	16,875

Dáil Éireann 623 Written Answers. Medical Cards.

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