136 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of medical cards issued as of June 1997, June 2002 and 30 September 2004 and the latest date for which figures are available; if the Government intends to honour the pledge in An Agreed Programme for Government to extend eligibility to bring in another 200,000 persons and the commitment given on the publication of the Estimates for 2005 that 30,000 additional medical cards would be issued from 1 January 2005; the number of the promised 30,000 new medical cards that have been issued since that date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20827/05]

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136 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of medical cards issued as of June 1997, June 2002 and 30 September 2004 and the latest date for which figures are available; if the Government intends to honour the pledge in An Agreed Programme for Government to extend eligibility to bring in another 200,000 persons and the commitment given on the publication of the Estimates for 2005 that 30,000 additional medical cards would be issued from 1 January 2005; the number of the promised 30,000 new medical cards that have been issued since that date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20827/05]

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1. 21 June 2005

   Medical Cards.

   136 Mr. Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of medical cards issued as of June 1997, June 2002 and 30 September 2004 and the latest date for which figures are available; if the Government intends to honour the pledge in An Agreed Programme for Government to extend eligibility to bring in another 200,000 persons and the commitment given on the publication of the Estimates for 2005 that 30,000 additional medical cards would be issued from 1 January 2005; the number of the promised 30,000 new medical cards that have been issued since that date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20827/05]

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