EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT GALWAY CHECKS NO SHOWS TO BE TACKLED

Her comments come following a recent HSE report which showed that just a quarter of babies in Galway were getting such checks before the age of 10 months.

In January, Catherine Cunningham says there was an 11 percent rate of non-attendance in this category.

Speaking on Galway Talks, she says although 474 appointments were given that month, many of these were for children of an older age category.

Ms. Cunningham says the missed appointments for the early age category is being addressed through regular reminders: