Over 300 Children Waiting Twelve Months For Hearing Tests In Midlands

The figures have been released udner the freedom of information act.

More than 1,100 children with hearing problems have been waiting for over a year to see a specialist.  

According to freedom of information figures, the highest number of children waiting are 344 in Longford-Westmeath and 255 are in Wexford.

Dr Laura Durcan is the vice-president of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association. 

She says the Covid-19 pandemic is worsening the situation - although the HSE's statistics pre-date the crisis:

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