James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

I thank the Deputy for raising this issue and I hear her concerns loud and clear. Many people have the same concern. In my response I indicated that in the next couple of weeks a meeting will be held between the clinical leads for diabetes and paediatrics to assess the current services across the country and, most importantly, to agree a standard model of care. Without going into too much detail, I imagine we are talking about a matter of months and that something concrete will arise from that meeting. I will certainly push them to come to an early conclusion. Much work has been done in the area and while I know there are varying views on how best to achieve the end, I have no doubt that all parties concerned are interested in and committed to the well-being of children with diabetes and that they will expedite a plan that we can implement.

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