Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 19th July, 2022.

I, HEATHER HUMPHREYS, Minister for Social Protection, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 4 (as adapted by the Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 447 of 2020 )) and 138 (amended by section 12 of the Social Welfare Act 2021 (No. 44 of 2021)) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (No. 26 of 2005), hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation and construction

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) (Amendment) (No. 4) (Treatment Benefit) Regulations 2022.

(2) These Regulations and the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 to 2022 shall be construed together as one and may be cited together as the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 to 2022.

Medical lenses

2. The Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 142 of 2007 ) are amended by the insertion of the following article after article 110A:

“Medical lenses

110B. A person shall be entitled to medical appliance benefit in relation to the provision of medical lenses once in every two years, or such other frequency as may, from time to time, be fixed by the Minister.”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

25 May, 2022.

HEATHER HUMPHREYS,

Minister for Social Protection.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations provide for the frequency of the payment of the grant for contact lenses supplied for medical reasons under the Treatment Benefit scheme to once every two years.