Services for People with Disabilities

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 May 2017

Tuesday, 9 May 2017

Ceisteanna (445)

Catherine Martin

Ceist:

445. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the availability of trained interveners for persons that are deafblind; and his further plans to increase availability of and accessibility to early intervention from a deafblind specialist for persons with congenital or acquired deafblindness. [21788/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of Health

As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.