This is the essential expert service that has been absent in 1,300 children's lives in Galway. If the Minister of State or I were a parent of a hearing-impaired or deaf child, we would be testing this case in the courts. It is unbelievable that all the children in question have been treated as they have been. It has affected the quality of their lives and prevented them from getting an even break alongside hearing children in so far as this is possible with their condition. It contributes to the lack of an appropriate education, to which we have a right. An education should be appropriate to one's needs. If the Government had implemented the EPSEN Act, these children's rights would be protected. The HSE has not tried hard enough to get an audiologist for them.