PQ 108
122 Mr. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the need for the introduction of hearing screening for all newborn babies; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the failure to introduce this screening is causing serious lifelong disadvantage to deaf children, arising from late diagnosis of deafness; if her further attention has been drawn to the fact that newborn hearing screening is the accepted standard of care in all developing countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15451/06]
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26 April 2006
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26 April 2006 · Health Services.
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Thomas P. Broughan
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122 Mr. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the need for the introduction of hearing screening for all newborn babies; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the failure to introduce this screening is causing serious lifelong disadvantage to deaf children, arising from late diagnosis of deafness; if her further attention has been drawn to the fact that newborn hearing screening is the accepted standard of care in all developing countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15451/06]
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26 April 2006
Health Services.
122 Mr. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the need for the introduction of hearing screening for all newborn babies; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the failure to introduce this screening is causing serious lifelong disadvantage to deaf children, arising from late diagnosis of deafness; if her further attention has been drawn to the fact that newborn hearing screening is the accepted standard of care in all developing countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15451/06]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2006-04-26/108/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/2006-04-26/pq_108
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