Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Ceist:761. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the publishing of the national plan for hearing care. [68468/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 29 September 2026
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Freagraí scríofa
The National Hearing Care Plan Working Group is jointly chaired by the Department of Health and the Health Service Executive (HSE). Membership of the Working Group is drawn from relevant stakeholders, including clinicians, representative bodies, and other agencies.
The Working Group has been tasked with developing recommendations for a holistic model of hearing care in Ireland. To support this, a structured workstream has been developed, focused on progressing priority issues. Significant progress has been made to date.
An important milestone in progressing the development of the Plan was a public consultation process. The views and opinions gathered through this process will directly inform the development and finalisation of the National Hearing Care Plan. The draft Plan produced by the Group will be presented to the Minister by the end of the year for approval prior to publishing.