Jimmy Deenihan
Ceist:221 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Finance the reason sight testing and advice as to use of spectacles or contact lenses, and the supply and repair of spectacles and contact lenses, do not qualify as medical expenses against which tax relief may be claimed, particularly for individuals whose jobs necessitate long hours spent working on computers and whose employers do not provide either free or reduced cost sight testing; his plans to change this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6618/03]