Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 266: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the actions she or her Department or the Health Service Executive has taken or will take to address the rise in the number of persons with diabetes; if figures are available on an area basis regarding the rise in diabetes for each of the past three years; if these figures show a trend in relation to the type of the disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37325/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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The issues relating to prevention and management of diabetes were addressed in the 2008 report of the Health Service Executive (HSE) Advisory Group on the subject. Earlier this year, a HSE National Diabetes Programme was established under the governance of their Quality and Clinical Care Directorate to progress a national diabetes plan. The plan has, as its core objective, delivery in the following five key actions:

To establish a National Diabetes Retinopathy Screening Service

To establish a National Diabetes Register

To progress foot care services nationally

To facilitate integration of diabetes services between primary and secondary care, and

To develop strategies to improve diabetic control and risk reduction to prevent diabetic complications.

In relation to figures on diabetes on a regional basis and trends in the type of diabetes requested by the Deputy, this aspect of the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.