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Regulation of Audiologists

Updated on July 27, 2015 by Mary Mitchell O'Connor

This week I called upon the Minister for Health to further regulate hearing aid suppliers through legislation that would ensure that only qualified audiologists can fit and prescribe hearing aids. I have long championed for such regulations in… Read More

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Mary Mitchell O’Connor Calling for Greater Support and Recognition of Deafblindness

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Mary Mitchell O'Connor

Fine Gael TD for Dún Laoghaire, Mary Mitchell O’Connor chaired the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children on Thursday, 28 May and encouraged her colleagues to officially recognise Deafblindness as a disability. The Joint Oireachtas Committee on… Read More

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Mitchell O’Connor calls for regulation of hearing aid providers

Updated on June 2, 2015 by Mary Mitchell O'Connor

Fine Gael TD for Dun Laoghaire, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has called for the regulation of hearing aid suppliers. Deputy Mitchell O’Connor was speaking at the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children today (Thursday), which she chaired. “Currently hearing… Read More

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