Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 228: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the State has no hearing screening programme for newborn children; and her plans to introduce such a programme. [13474/06]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 232: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the standards of practice regarding universal newborn hearing screening in other EU countries and North America; and if not, if research has been undertaken to obtain that information. [13565/06]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 233: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a cost analysis has been done for the introduction and implementation of universal newborn hearing screening here; if she has any plans to introduce universal newborn hearing screening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13566/06]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 234: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason universal newborn hearing screening has not been introduced since it was first recommended by the National Association for Deaf People in 1988 and in view of wide acceptance of universal newborn hearing screening in most, if not all, developed countries. [13567/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 228 and 232 to 234, inclusive, together.

The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 229: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when home help will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13477/06]

Seán Power (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.