Michael Ring
Question:299 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of money paid out for the second half of each year, for the past five years, to dentists under the dental treatment scheme. [6729/03]
Vol. 562 No. 5
299 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of money paid out for the second half of each year, for the past five years, to dentists under the dental treatment scheme. [6729/03]
Total expenditure under this scheme for each of the past five years and the amount of this which was spent in the last six months of each year is as follows:
Year |
Total Expenditure |
Amount paid in last 6 months |
€ |
(€) |
|
1998 |
29,019,650 |
15,760,980 |
1999 |
33,492,430 |
18,101,822 |
2000 |
35,492,700 |
19,072,194 |
2001 |
35,000,270 |
18,670,236 |
2002 |
35,122,710 |
16,242,095 |