Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 November 2022
419. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who received a grant to purchase a hearing aid under her Department’s medical appliances scheme in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [59075/22]
View answerMedical Appliance benefit can be paid to those PRSI contributors and their dependent spouses with the required number of recorded contributions. The scheme provides for a grant towards the provision of hearing aids and contact lenses required for medical reasons.
The number of persons who received a grant to purchase a hearing aid under the Department’s medical appliance scheme in 2021 and to date in 2022 is as follows:
|
Year |
Number of claims |
|
2021 |
21,817 |
|
2022 to date |
22,943 |
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
