Questions from Deputy Shane Moynihan - PQ 51024-26, 51025-26 & 51026-26

To ask the Minister for Health the recommended best practice guidelines for paediatric hearing assessments, including timelines for screening and intervention; and the way in which these are being implemented across all CHOs. [PQ 51024/26]

To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists for paediatric hearing assessments as of 1 June in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by CHO, including the length of time waiting, in tabular form. [PQ 51025/26]

To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which paediatric hearing assessments are outsourced, including the number and proportion of cases referred externally; and the total annual cost of such outsourcing. [PQ 51026/26]