FUNDING AT LAST FOR BILATERAL COCHLEAR IMPLANTS IN HSE PLAN

Posted on December 18, 2013 1:39 PM   |   Permanent Link   

Dublin Bay North Labour TD has said the provision of €3.2 million for bilateral cochlear implants in the new HSE plan is very much welcomed. "The roll out of this programme in the 2014 HSE Service Plan will provide simultaneous, sequential bilateral cochlear implants for young children." "I have been informed by the parents of some of the children involved how essential it is that they get these procedures done, and Minister Kathleen Lynch was very supportive when she was approached. I am very pleased that she has had an impact in ensuring this funding has been made available. Providing one implant at a time was not working for the children involved and it was causing them serious difficulties." "I have been supporting the case for provision of this funding for some time now and I am delighted that the way is now clear for these children to undergo their procedures."