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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-budget Submissions: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Mr. Mark Byrne: Our best estimate suggests that, to bring Ireland up to the same level of hearing aid usage as the UK, would cost between €15 to €20 million. We would expect that to happen over a period and we want to be realistic about this so our request would be to the tune of €5 million to €7 million in the next year. We think that would go a long way to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-budget Submissions: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Mr. Gordon Hill: We estimate that somewhere between €5 million and €6 million would easily do it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-budget Submissions: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Joan Collins: ...included. It is a three stage process to bringing it back completely, I hope. Has Crosscare had the opportunity to discuss this directly with the Minister? Its submission said it would cost €5 million to €6 million. Is that for the 900?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pre-budget Submissions: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

...we can switch to UK levels of hearing aid use. Often on these things the UK can be seen as being five or ten years further on than we are, and we have some catching up to do. We think €5 million to €7 million would make a huge difference in the first year, with a longer term goal of building to the same rates as the UK. There is no reason we should be behind the UK in...