88 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that due to imposition of staff ceilings in 2003 the community speech and language therapy service in Kildare and West Wicklow were advised that all vacant posts were frozen and that no recruitment could take place, despite her assurance that recruitment in the public health service is not affected by the public sector recruitment embargo, and as a result of this the service is short 14 additional therapists and the waiting time for assessment for speech and language therapy is now 20 months; and the action she intends to take regarding this service which is now at collapsing point. [27402/06]

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88 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that due to imposition of staff ceilings in 2003 the community speech and language therapy service in Kildare and West Wicklow were advised that all vacant posts were frozen and that no recruitment could take place, despite her assurance that recruitment in the public health service is not affected by the public sector recruitment embargo, and as a result of this the service is short 14 additional therapists and the waiting time for assessment for speech and language therapy is now 20 months; and the action she intends to take regarding this service which is now at collapsing point. [27402/06]

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