Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 481: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the date from which the restrictions on eligibility for treatment benefit will apply during 2010. [6500/10]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Changes to the Treatment Benefit scheme were announced in Budget 2010. From 1st January 2010, treatments available under the scheme are limited to a free Optical and Dental examination together with the payments previously available under the medical appliance scheme, namely grants towards the purchase of hearing aids and contact lenses required for medical reasons. People who, at 31st December 2009, were undergoing a course of treatment or who had applied for approval to commence treatment, will have their applications for optical and dental benefit processed under the rules which operated prior to January 1st 2010.