Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Sinn Fein)
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565. To ask the Minister for Health when the University of Limerick Hospitals' adult diabetes service will have the level of staffing required to initiate the dose adjustment for normal eating course which are a diabetes specialist nurse and advanced nurse practitioner, one diabetes specialist dietitian and one diabetes consultant diabetologist and specialist registrar; and when courses will commence in University Hospital Limerick for adults with type 1 diabetes. [44609/21]

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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566. To ask the Minister for Health when the three whole-time equivalent dietitian posts announced in January 2021 will be recruited as part of winter plan and commence their posts in University Hospital Limerick adult diabetes services; and the portion of the three whole-time equivalent posts that are assigned to adult diabetes care in the acute services in Limerick, Ennis and Nenagh diabetes clinics. [44610/21]

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.