Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party)
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193. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request that his Department carry out a review of adult speech and language services available in County Wicklow (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25765/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy is aware, the HSE has responsibility for the operation and provision of services, including the appropriate allocation of staffing resources.

My Department does of course engage closely with the HSE on an ongoing basis as part of its oversight role, and this engagement has been particularly intensive in recent months in the context of enhancing capacity in the primary and community care sector.These discussions are continuing in the context of the Estimates 2021 process.