Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 May 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE

Mr. Damien McCallion:

On the audiology, while the activity that has been developed is consistent with the service plan, the overall numbers waiting are growing nationally. I suspect I will have to come back to the Chair on whether there is a specific issue regarding the level he described in Tallaght. I will revert to the Chair on that. I might ask Mr. Liam Woods to comment on the six regions. The six regions are only just in play. They are unlikely to have affected it in that way and that should be more positive but maybe-----