Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 November 2019
256. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who applied for hearing aids under the treatment benefit scheme in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the cost of same in each year in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49558/19]
View answerThe details requested in relation to the number of people who applied for hearing aids under the treatment benefit scheme are set out in the following table.
|
Year |
Number of Grants paid |
Cost euro |
|
2017 |
11,375 |
9.43m |
|
2018 |
14,689 |
12.74m |
|
2019 to end October |
13,185 |
11.56m |
