Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 November 2020

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

HSE Winter Plan: HSE

Photo of Martin ConwayMartin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate Dr. Henry's commitment to that. By the way, I also acknowledge that all the HSE's documentation has been provided in braille and large print, which is useful for the visually impaired community in this country.

My final question is for Mr. Reid. At present, in Dublin, there is a trial in the hospital group of a so-called "eye care liaison officer" where somebody who has been diagnosed with sight loss has a step-down person to talk to in terms of the support structures. I had a motion in the previous Seanad looking for that to be rolled out nationally. The then Minister, Deputy Harris, came in and committed to it. I wonder is Mr. Reid aware of that programme and how successful it has been and is the HSE committed to rolling that out to the other hospital groups around the country.

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