Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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444. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to recruit one WTE staff grade audiologist and one WTE senior grade audiologist for the public health service. [45649/24]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Health Service Executive (HSE) Community Audiology Service provides a full range of hearing assessments to children free of charge. This includes screening, assessment, diagnostic and related investigations, treatment, rehabilitation, and devices (including hearing aids and cochlear implants), and referrals to speech and language therapy, and to children’s disability services, if required.

The HSE Community Audiology Services also offer assessment and rehabilitation for adult medical card holders. The services offered include advice on the use of assistive listening devices and the provision, fitting and repairs of appropriate hearing aids.

The estimated full-year cost to recruit one WTE staff grade audiologist is €43.8k.

the estimated full-year cost to recruit one WTE senior grade audiologist is €55.9k.