National Hearing Care Plan: Public Consultation

Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD has launched a public consultation on hearing care services in Ireland.

This online public consultation will form a crucial element of the work of the National Hearing Care Plan Working Group, which is tasked with developing a holistic model of hearing care in Ireland

This is an opportunity for the public to contribute their views on their awareness of, access to, and experience of hearing care services in Ireland. The views and opinions collected will be considered and used to inform the development of the National Hearing Care Plan.

The consultation also gives service providers an opportunity to express their views on key areas of focus for the Working Group.

The submissions for this online consultation will close on Friday 15 May 2026.

Please click on the ‘Complete Survey’ link below to take the survey. You will be redirected to the EU survey site where you will be given further instructions on how to complete the survey.

Please note:

We are seeking views from residents of Ireland only.

A consultation summary will be prepared based on the responses to this questionnaire and will be included in the final report submitted by the Working Group.

Access the Department’s Privacy Policy.

All responses will be retained until such time as they are appraised by the National Archives to determine whether they warrant permanent retention as archives in accordance with the Department’s obligations under the terms of the National Archives Act, 1986.

Any personal information submitted to the Department will be treated strictly in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/67 and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Please note people can request to see the responses we receive under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2014 and therefore responses may be released in response to an FOI request. This is more likely to happen with responses from organisations. This means that the requestor might get your answers to the questionnaire, however, any personal information included in responses would be redacted prior to release. If you have any queries, please email: HearingCarePlanWG@health.gov.ie

Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill would like to thank you for taking the time to participate in this consultation. Your feedback will help shape the future policies for Ireland’s hearing care services.

If you are a service provider and are wondering how best to contribute to this process, please note that the public consultation has a section dedicated to service providers only. For any queries on the public consultation process please contact HearingCarePlanWG@health.gov.ie

To view the consultation click the button below.