Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children

Cochlear Ear Implants: Discussion

5:40 pm

Photo of Séamus HealySéamus Healy (Tipperary South, Workers and Unemployed Action Group)
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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?