PQ 156
152 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Finance the reason sight testing advice regarding the use of spectacles and the supply and repair of spectacles do not qualify as medical expenses against which tax relief may be claimed, particularly for persons whose jobs necessitate long hours spent working on computers and whose employers do not provide either free or cost-reduced sight testing; if he has plans to change this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16128/05]
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152 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Finance the reason sight testing advice regarding the use of spectacles and the supply and repair of spectacles do not qualify as medical expenses against which tax relief may be claimed, particularly for persons whose jobs necessitate long hours spent working on computers and whose employers do not provide either free or cost-reduced sight testing; if he has plans to change this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16128/05]
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