Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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956. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE long-term illness scheme does not include the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system for persons with diabetes over 21 years of age but does include two other glucose sensor monitors which cost more than €1,200 per person per year. [8923/21]

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.

Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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957. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes who were funded for the dexcom continuous glucose monitoring sensors by the HSE long-term Illness scheme and the primary care reimbursement service; and the number of such persons over 21 years of age by county in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [8924/21]

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.