Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children
Cochlear Ear Implants: Discussion
5:40 pm
Séamus Healy (Tipperary South, Workers and Unemployed Action Group) | Oireachtas source
I welcome the delegates and thank Shay Kearns for his presentation. As others have said, there is cross-party support for the case they are making. It is important that the budget funding for next year is allocated. I too would like to hear their response to the continuing problem of bilateral treatment.
Could they outline the failure rate of the implants? Is it the case that implants do not work for some children? If that is the case, is there another method or process for these children?
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