578. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the policy of his Department on the potential benefits and value of a policy to support the fitting of bilateral both-ear implants for babies who have been discovered to be deaf; if he recognises that the bilateral both-ear implants could have a positive impact on speech perception, integration into mainstream education and general quality of life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44702/13]

Summary

578. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the policy of his Department on the potential benefits and value of a policy to support the fitting of bilateral both-ear implants for babies who have been discovered to be deaf; if he recognises that the bilateral both-ear implants could have a positive impact on speech perception, integration into mainstream education and general quality of life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44702/13]

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

1 official file

• Cochlear Implants

  xml · EN · 22 October 2013

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

Sponsors

No sponsors or actors listed by the source.

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.