Marian Harkin (Sligo-Leitrim, Independent)
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Question 275: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to ensure adequate training for existing staff to enable a roll-out of digital hearing aids to clients nationwide. [5148/06]

Marian Harkin (Sligo-Leitrim, Independent)
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Question 276: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to recruit the necessary extra staff that will be required to ensure an effective service in the allocation and ongoing monitoring of digital hearing aids to clients nationwide. [5149/06]

Marian Harkin (Sligo-Leitrim, Independent)
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Question 277: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to set up a training facility here for audiologists. [5150/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 275 to 277, inclusive, together.

There are no plans at present to set up a training facility here for audiologists.

The Deputy may wish to note the large increase in the number of audiologists employed in the public health system in the past decade. The relevant numbers are set out in the following tables.