Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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378. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare does not qualify for the treatment benefit scheme. [27110/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The contribution records of both the person concerned and her husband, indicate that neither satisfy the PRSI contribution conditions required to qualify under the treatment benefit scheme. In order to qualify as a dependant spouse, her husband would have had to have contributions either paid or credited in 1993/1994 or 1997/1998 or 1998/1999. As he has no paid reckonable contributions in these years, he cannot qualify under the terms of the treatment benefit scheme and consequently she does not qualify for treatment benefit.