Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, Independent)
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82. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the monitoring of the cost efficiencies in test strip usage begin; and if he will request the HTAG to bring forward the review of FreeStyle Libre to a maximum of six months from the date the monitoring began. [23228/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As the provision of these devices is a service matter, the HSE has been asked to respond directly to the Deputy on its monitoring of cost efficiencies.

One of the recommendations made by the Health Technology Assessment Expert Group was that data on costs incurred by patients using the device should be reviewed after a period of one year. I do not propose to request a change to this recommendation.