Written answers
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
Department of Health
Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance)
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206. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the recent HSE decision to reimburse the Freestyle Libre system for children and young adults to adults that have type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6245/18]
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.
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