225 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Defence if he will confirm that members of the Defence Forces are entitled to spectacles if required under the Defence Force Regulations; the last date that the DFR were updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1913/11]

There is no provision in Defence Force Regulations that entitles members of the Defence Forces to spectacles if required. However there is a provision in General Routine Order 43/1955 which allows for one pair of spectacles to be issued free to any non-commissioned officer or private of the Defence Forces who suffers from defective vision subject to certain conditions.