Written answers

Wednesday, 24 March 2021

Department of Health

Drugs Payment Scheme

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1691. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who were reimbursed through the drug payment scheme for the leasing of a CPAP machine in 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15157/21]

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1692. To ask the Minister for Health the average amount per person that was reimbursed through the drug payment scheme for leasing a CPAP machine in 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15158/21]

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1693. To ask the Minister for Health the name of the companies that currently supply the HSE with CPAP machines; the name of companies that supplied CPAP machines to the HSE previously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15159/21]

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1694. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent in each of the years 2018 to 2020 by the HSE in reimbursing persons who were leasing CPAP machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15160/21]

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1695. To ask the Minister for Health the current policy with regard to the reimbursement for purchase or rental of a CPAP machine; the cost of reimbursing a purchase; the annual average cost of reimbursing a rental; the average length of time a patient has been reimbursed for renting such a machine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15161/21]

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1691 to 1695, inclusive, together.

As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

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