Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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765. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to give a definitive date of when its health technology review which was promised in April 2019 will be published and consideration given to expanding those eligible for the FreeStyle Libre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5548/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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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.

Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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766. To ask the Minister for Health the number of diabetic retina screen tests conducted in each year since the introduction of the National Diabetic Retinal Screening Programme 2014–2020, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5549/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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767. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of the multidisciplinary teams for diabetic foot; the number of staff employed in each team by region in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5550/21]

Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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769. To ask the Minister for Health when a national diabetes register will be created and available to those across the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5552/21]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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775. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which a comprehensive public information campaign will be launched to focus on the incidents and causes of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, the simple procedures that might be followed and the seriousness of the particular condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5568/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 767, 769 and 775 together.

As the issues raised by the Deputy are operational matters, I have asked the HSE to reply directly to him in this regard. 

Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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768. To ask the Minister for Health the annual statistics in relation to the diabetes cycle of care since 2015. [5551/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I have asked the HSE to respond to the deputy directly.