Dáil debates
Tuesday, 6 March 2007
Finance Bill 2007: Report Stage
6:00 pm
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
Has he? I see. He does not need relief for medical expenses, or I hope not anyhow.
I take the Minister's point that the ideal would be to deliver education provision in the education setting. In his comments, the Minister recognised that we have already broadened the concessions to include people who need to fund psychological assessments. We already recognise the need to fund speech and language therapy.
There is a certain logic in supporting parents, particularly those who group together, such as in the Dyslexia Association of Ireland, to put on programmes at their own expense. There is a case for giving a concession in that field. I acknowledge that will not get through this year, but I hope the Minister or his successor, whomever that might be, will keep this issue under consideration.
I support the suggestion by Deputy Boyle that we should consider the totality of relief with regard to health expenses and activities. For a number of years the Government has funded through tax reliefs the development of private nursing homes, hospitals and——
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