223 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that children here with impaired hearing are facing delays of six months in receiving essential new moulds for hearing aids; if she will account for the fact that the waiting time for these moulds, which must be changed periodically as the child grows, has gone from approximately six weeks to six months; if she will intervene with the Health Service Executive to rectify this delay which means that the education and development of children with impaired hearing is being jeopardised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45737/09]

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223 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that children here with impaired hearing are facing delays of six months in receiving essential new moulds for hearing aids; if she will account for the fact that the waiting time for these moulds, which must be changed periodically as the child grows, has gone from approximately six weeks to six months; if she will intervene with the Health Service Executive to rectify this delay which means that the education and development of children with impaired hearing is being jeopardised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45737/09]

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