117. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that when the option to defer the State pension until age 70 was introduced in 2024, whereby people could continue to pay PRSI towards the threshold required for a contributory pension, the rules related to the treatment benefit scheme (optical and dental) rules remain linked to the "relevant tax year" model, which means for certain individuals, they cannot qualify for dental or optical benefits at 66, even if they continue to work and pay full Class S/A PRSI from 2026 to 2030; if he plans to bring forward proposals to address the anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35570/26]

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117. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that when the option to defer the State pension until age 70 was introduced in 2024, whereby people could continue to pay PRSI towards the threshold required for a contributory pension, the rules related to the treatment benefit scheme (optical and dental) rules remain linked to the "relevant tax year" model, which means for certain individuals, they cannot qualify for dental or optical benefits at 66, even if they continue to work and pay full Class S/A PRSI from 2026 to 2030; if he plans to bring forward proposals to address the anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35570/26]

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