Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Over the past two years, the waiting list for children's audiology services in CHO 7 at the Russell Centre in Tallaght has been allowed to double. There are now 5,800 children on the waiting list. The response I received from the HSE specifically states that staff vacancies left unfilled due to the HSE recruitment freeze have led to these high numbers. Does the Tánaiste agree that the HSE recruitment freeze is only making the waiting list longer? Does he have any date for when this ban will be lifted? In respect of positions like this, we are talking about vulnerable children in need of audiology services. This issue affects so much of their lives. The waiting list is out of control and this is clearly a problem. Can the Tánaiste look into it?

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