Children forced to wait three years for speech therapy

CHILDREN in Wexford are waiting three years for speech and language treatment according to HSE figures.

And despite an increase in speech and language staffing levels — up 45% since 2005 — the waiting period in Wexford has remained the same since 2006.

Across Munster, waiting times are among some of the worst in country, ranging from at least six months for high priority cases in Tipperary to two and a half years for low priority cases in the South Lee area of Cork.