0 0 Ireland needs a National Hearing Care Plan now! Thursday 16 October 2025 Yesterday, we joined TDs and Senators at Leinster House to call for a National Hearing Care Plan. 🔹 Over 28,000 people are waiting for HSE audiology services, half of them children. 🔹 300,000 adults in Ireland live with significant hearing loss, which, if unmanaged, increases the risk of cognitive decline, depression and social isolation. 🔹 The current system is unregulated and inequitable, it’s time for change. We’re urging the Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, to progress the development of the long-overdue National Hearing Care Plan. 👂 Early access to hearing tests and treatment is vital. One in three of us will experience hearing loss. We need to make hearing care accessible for everyone. Video of Chime campaigning at Leinster House: Watch here.