Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Ceist:57 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if measures to allow medical card holders to obtain induction loops installed free of charge will be investigated. [23368/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 28 October 2004
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Freagraí scríofa
The Northern Area Health Board, NAHB, of the Eastern Regional Health Authority, ERHA, is responsible for procuring and supplying hearing aids for the health board community audiology service.
The NAHB has informed the Department of the following figures for supply of hearing aids:
|
Year |
Numbers Supplied |
Expenditure |
|
€m |
||
|
2003 |
11,634 |
1.745 |
|
2002 |
10,066 |
1.509 |
|
2001 |
9,531 |
1.429 |
Question No. 58 answered with QuestionNo. 40.