Health Services

Tuesday, 22 March 2022

Questions (1096, 1097)

Holly Cairns

Question:

1096. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the status of feeding eating, drinking and swallowing impairments pathways for assessment and treatment in CHO4. [15058/22]

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1097. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address an issue raised by a union (details supplied) regarding the process of the way SLT FEDS cases are referred to speech and language therapists in CHO4. [15059/22]

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Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health

I propose to take Questions Nos. 1096 and 1097 together.

As these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Question No. 1097 answered with Question No. 1096.