John McGuinness
Question:240 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health and Children the reasons for the delay in providing a hearing test for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [4372/02]
Written Answers. - Health Services.
The provision of community audiology services is a matter in the first instance for the Eastern Regional Health Authority, ERHA, and the health boards.
Following the dissolution of the National Rehabilitation Board in June 2000, the responsibility for the provision of community audiology services throughout the regions was assigned initially to the Northern Area Health Board of the ERHA, pending each health board taking over direct responsibility for the services within its own region. My Department has asked the chief executive officer of the ERHA to investigate the matter raised by the Deputy and to reply to him directly.