Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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417. To ask the Minister for Health when the FreeStyle Libre system will be made available under the long-term illness scheme for persons with diabetes; if availability will not be restricted to persons with type 1 diabetes such that the product will be made available to every person on multi-daily insulin injections based on clinical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41746/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the HSE has statutory responsibility for the administration of the community drug schemes; therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.