Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Sinn Fein)
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560. To ask the Minister for Health the projected cost savings from the HSE medicines management programme’s recent restructuring of the preferred blood glucose strips for adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes; and if the HSE will make those projected savings available to fund the expansion of the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitor to persons with diabetes over the age of 21 years. [44604/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Sinn Fein)
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561. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE PCRS has made a request for funding to provide the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system to persons with diabetes over 21 years of age based on clinical need; and if the HSE PCRS will include a funding request in its national service plan budget estimates for either 2021 or 2022. [44605/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Sinn Fein)
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562. To ask the Minister for Health when the current application process for HSE insulin pumps tendering contract will be completed; when the new list of insulin pumps will be sent to the community drug schemes; the estimated timeline of the process from product review to inclusion on the PCRS; the expert group that will review the insulin pumps; and if the patient is involved in this process. [44606/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.