Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There are six EU countries in which monthly aid, averaging €67.66, is provided to coeliacs. Following a gluten-free diet as a coeliac can be costly. In light of the rise in the cost of living and other inflation, this is an issue that we need to examine. We need to simplify and expand the current process.

I am grateful to the Coeliac Society of Ireland in Clondalkin for raising this issue with me and Deputy O'Dowd. I will remind my constituents that they can purchase gluten-free products in the society's shop in Clondalkin and use those receipts as part of their tax relief process.

I hope that we will see supports for coeliacs improving. The budget will form part of that plan in the context of non-PAYE supports and potentially expanding the tax relief.

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