1834. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the reason for the disparity in discretionary payments under the primary care community services (PCCS) scheme for children with certain eye conditions and/or additional needs who require spectacles; if her attention has been drawn to some families being required to pay in excess of €400 per pair of glasses for young children in certain Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO) areas, while children with similar conditions are fully funded in other areas, including parts of Dublin; the basis on which such discretionary decisions are made; if national guidance exists to ensure consistency of support; and the steps she will take to eliminate what appears to be an "Eircode lottery" in access to essential prescription eyewear for children with significant clinical need. [19191/26]

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1834. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the reason for the disparity in discretionary payments under the primary care community services (PCCS) scheme for children with certain eye conditions and/or additional needs who require spectacles; if her attention has been drawn to some families being required to pay in excess of €400 per pair of glasses for young children in certain Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO) areas, while children with similar conditions are fully funded in other areas, including parts of Dublin; the basis on which such discretionary decisions are made; if national guidance exists to ensure consistency of support; and the steps she will take to eliminate what appears to be an "Eircode lottery" in access to essential prescription eyewear for children with significant clinical need. [19191/26]

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