29677 (2023). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment

29677 (2023). Ricardo Menéndez March to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: What is the number of, and amount spent on, hardship payments approved for emergency dental care for each quarter since March 2017, broken down by ethnicity, age band, gender, and payment recoverability?

Hon Louise Upston: I refer the Member to the attached tables: • Table One: The number of grants and amounts granted for emergency dental treatment from 1 January 2017 to 30 September 2023, by quarter and recoverable type. • Table Two: The number of grants and amount granted for emergency dental treatment from 1 January 2017 to 30 September 2023, by quarter and age group. • Table Three: The number of grants and amount granted for emergency dental treatment from 1 January 2017 to 30 September 2023, by quarter and gender. • Table Four: The number of grants and amount granted for emergency dental treatment from 1 January 2017 to 30 September 2023, by quarter and ethnicity.