Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 March 2013
200. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason he has yet to meet with representatives of an organisation (details supplied); and when will he arrange for a meeting to take place as they urgently require their issues to be progressed. [13218/13]
View answer215. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the reason he has yet to meet with representatives of an organisation (details supplied); when will he arrange for a meeting to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13315/13]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 200 and 215 together.
Unfortunately due to a very busy schedule of Government and Departmental business, I regret that I was not in a position to accede to this organisation's recent request for a meeting. However, as this area falls within the remit of Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, my office forwarded the organisation's correspondence to her and the request is currently under consideration.
I am advised that the HSE has met with this organisation within the past week in relation to the provision of bilateral cochlear implantation, and has outlined to them the progress being made in this regard. I understand that this was a very positive meeting and the group welcomed the proposed plan and approach to developing a bilateral cochlear implant programme.
