Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 July 2020
136. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the report on the cost of hearing aids and the adequacy of financial supports as committed to in the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act 2019; and when the report will be published. [16423/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraSection 23 of the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act 2019 provides that the Minister “shall prepare and lay a report before the Houses of the Oireachtas on the cost of hearing aids and the adequacy of financial supports available, taking into account the low level of hearing aid uptake in Ireland and that the report shall be presented to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection within 6 months of the enactment of this Act.”
A report on the cost of hearing aids and the adequacy of financial supports has been prepared to satisfy the statutory requirement set out in Section 23 of the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act 2019 and has been submitted to me. I expect that it will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas shortly and presented to the appropriate Oireachtas Joint Committee when the committees have been established.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
