Written answers
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
Department of Social Protection
Social Insurance
6:00 pm
John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 187: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the dental treatments available to persons under the PRSI scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12385/11]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The dental treatment benefit scheme is an employment-based scheme, available to customers (and their dependent partners) who have paid a certain number of PRSI contributions. For claims made in 2011, customers aged over 25 years need the following to qualify:
(1) A total of 260 Class A, H, E, or P PRSI contributions paid since first starting work, and
(2) 39 contributions either paid or credited in 2009, and
(3) 13 contributions paid in any of the last three years.
The dental benefit scheme currently offers a free yearly oral examination for those customers who meet the PRSI-based qualification conditions.
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