Written answers

Thursday, 28 November 2019

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Treatment Benefit Scheme Data

Photo of Tommy BroughanTommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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256. To ask 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]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The 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 

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