Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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669. To ask the Minister for Health if replacement parts associated with Cochlear implants will be covered under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22739/13]

Alex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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Cochlear implants and replacements are funded by the Health Service Executive and provided by Beaumont Hospital, therefore the issue of inclusion of replacement parts associated with cochlear implants on the medical card scheme, does not arise.