Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein)
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486. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of multidisciplinary auditory processing disorder services within the CHO 9 Health Service Region in north Dublin; how these services compare with the provision of APD services statewide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22355/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein)
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487. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to ensure adequate auditory processing disorder assessment capacity within the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22356/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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The Minister for Health established the National Hearing Care Plan Working Group in August 2024.

The Hearing Care Plan Working Group is jointly chaired by the Department of Health and the Health Service Executive. Membership of the Working Group is drawn from relevant stakeholders, including the Irish Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists, the Irish Academy of Audiology, and the Department of Social Protection.

The Group is tasked with making recommendations around developing a holistic model of hearing care in Ireland. This work is ongoing and will consider, among other things, the appropriate linkage between public and private provision of care to maximise positive outcomes for patients.

Further information regarding the Working Group, including its Terms of Reference, can be found at: www.gov.ie/en/department-of-health/press-releases/minister-for-health-establishes-national-hearing-care-plan-working-group/.

As this also relates to a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.