Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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218. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons here with type 1 diabetes by age group under 18 years of age, 19 years of age to 64 years of age and over 65 years of age; the number of persons here with type 2 diabetes by age group under 18 years of age, 19 years of age to 64 years of age and over 65 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3377/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The National Clinical Programmes for Diabetes and Paediatrics estimate that the total child and adolescent population with type 1 diabetes in Ireland was approximately 2,700 in 2015.

The prevalence of diabetes in Ireland is estimated to be approximately 5% of the adult population. There are approximately 190,000 adults with diabetes in the Republic of Ireland of which some 30,000 have type 1 and 160,000 have type 2.

The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) analysis indicates that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes for those aged 65 and over is 14.2% - significantly higher than for younger age cohorts. This estimate is based on TILDA Wave 2 from 2012. More recent estimates available from TILDA Wave 3 is expected to be available later this year. A breakdown of type 1 and type 2 will also be available from this study.