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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (29 Feb 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an analysis has been conducted on the demand for primary school places in the Drumcondra, Marino, and Dublin 1 school planning area; her plans to ensure a sufficient number of primary school places in the same area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9756/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I welcome the witnesses this morning. Chime’s opening statement outlined that rate of prescription of hearing aids is much lower here than in the UK. That is always a useful comparison for us. Does Mr. Lennon know offhand what the difference is between the two?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: And that is compared to the UK.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: So the shortfall is significant. Returning to the waiting list issue, the approved providers process and procurement, will Mr. Lennon outline what we are talking about in relation to approved providers? It is private providers; that is, those who are already on the high street, effectively?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: So it would be the types of providers that we see now when we walk around our cities and towns.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (28 Feb 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 94. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 389 of 7 February 2024, the total amount approved for Rásaíocht Con Éireann to redevelop Shelbourne Park greyhound stadium; and the total amount of the grant sought by Rásaíocht Con Éireann towards development works at Kilkenny greyhound stadium. [9484/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Contracts (28 Feb 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 104. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the terms of reference for the awarding of tender in the provision of accommodation for persons seeking international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9465/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: And that the HSE would create a contract with them and that you could go straight to this private provider for your full referral and appointment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: One of the items Mr. Lennon outlines, though, is that there is a lack of governance and oversight of the private sector. Does he imagine that reform of that would go hand in hand with sending more public clients to private providers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: So, there will be information sharing between the private group and the public group?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: To be clear, is it envisaged that the HSE will, at the end of the year, carry out an audit on how many cases have been seen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: It seems like a good way of pushing waiting lists down; however, when a private provider is introduced you also have to be very careful that you create good frameworks for good auditing and the good use of public money. Also, the principle of good fences making good neighbours should be in place. Who is on the working group and how much progress has it made? Budget 2025 was mentioned....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Has the committee not been formed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: So there are no terms of reference in the general-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: When a working group is about to be formed, as in the following couple of weeks, the terms of reference will usually have been in the ether for people such as the delegates for several weeks. Are there no terms of reference right now? Have the delegates no information on whether private providers will be included or whether groups such as the Department of Social Protection will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Therefore, there is no point in my asking about a timeline as we are far from that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: However, if the working group is not yet set up, it would really have its work cut out for it if it were to get something together for budget 2025.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I have a final question. While I am aware that Chime is not the HSE, knowing what the delegates know about the sector, are they aware of whether audiology departments in primary care are fully staffed or what staffing levels are like? If they are not fully staffed, is it contributing to waiting lists?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for People with Epidermolysis Bullosa: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I will stay on the community support side and some of the subsidiary supports. I thank the witnesses for their opening statement, but also the detailed report that was provided. It is great to see a report that focuses specifically on well-being as a result of a condition. We do not always get to look at it in a holistic way. Some of the issues I picked out relate to mental health and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for People with Epidermolysis Bullosa: Discussion (28 Feb 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Debra has been unable to get funding for the research.