Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Pádraig Rice - PQ 57138-26
Deputy Rice asked why low vision aids are not covered under the local GMS budget in a number of counties in the south-east. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and Public Affairs and HSE Dublin and South East
Published: July 2026
Updated: October 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the reason low vision aids are not covered under the local GMS budget in a number of counties in the south- east (South Tipperary, Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford); if the necessary funding will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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