Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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909. To ask the Minister for Health the process by which a condition is included on the long-term illness list; the previous occasion on which an additional condition was included on the list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16044/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The LTI Scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970 (as amended). The conditions covered by the LTI are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis; diabetes insipidus; muscular dystrophies; diabetes mellitus; Parkinsonism; epilepsy; phenylketonuria; haemophilia; spina bifida; hydrocephalus; and conditions arising from the use of Thalidomide. Under the LTI Scheme, patients receive drugs, medicines, and medical and surgical appliances directly related to the treatment of their illness, free of charge.

The LTI Scheme was last amended in 1975. There are no plans to extend the list of conditions covered by the Scheme.

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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910. To ask the Minister for Health if Crohn's disease or colitis have been considered for inclusion on the long-term illness list; the status of this consideration; the associated cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16045/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The LTI Scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act 1970 (as amended). The conditions covered by the LTI are: acute leukaemia; mental handicap; cerebral palsy; mental illness (in a person under 16); cystic fibrosis; multiple sclerosis; diabetes insipidus; muscular dystrophies; diabetes mellitus; Parkinsonism; epilepsy; phenylketonuria; haemophilia; spina bifida; hydrocephalus; and conditions arising from the use of Thalidomide. Under the LTI Scheme, patients receive drugs, medicines, and medical and surgical appliances directly related to the treatment of their illness, free of charge.

There are no plans to extend the list of conditions covered by the Scheme.