James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

The Minister of State is well aware that this money was available in 2008 and 2007, when we were not in such straitened times, yet it was not spent. While we welcome the fact that it is being rolled out in the west, what about the rest of the country? What about the rest of those with diabetes who may lose their eyesight due to a failure to detect their retinopathy, which is an eminently treatable condition?

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