Michael Ring
Question:431 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of money paid out for the first six months of each year, for the past five years, to dentists under the dental treatment scheme. [6144/03]
Vol. 562 No. 4
431 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of money paid out for the first six months of each year, for the past five years, to dentists under the dental treatment scheme. [6144/03]
Total expenditure under the dental treatment scheme for each of the past five years, as well as the amount which was spent in the first six months of each year, is outlined in the following table:
Year |
Total Expenditure |
Amount paid in first six months |
1998 |
€29,019,650 |
€13,258,670 |
1999 |
€33,492,430 |
€15,390,600 |
2000 |
€35,492,700 |
€16,420,510 |
2001 |
€35,000,270 |
€16,330,030 |
2002 |
€35,122,710 |
€18,880,620 |