Johnny Guirke (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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630. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make funding available to appoint a 0.5 whole-time equivalent clinical psychologist to each acute hospital diabetes paediatric diabetes team; his views on whether psychosocial support in paediatric diabetes care should be available in each team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46060/21]

Marian Harkin (Sligo-Leitrim, Independent)
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793. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding to appoint a 0.5 whole-time equivalent clinical psychologist to each acute hospital diabetes paediatric diabetes team; his views on whether psychosocial support in paediatric diabetes care should be available in each team; the reason there is no access to this support outside of Dublin paediatric diabetes services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46636/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 630 and 793 together.

The information necessary to answer the Deputy's question is not available at this time. However I have asked the Health Service Executive to provide me with the information and I will respond to the Deputy as soon as it becomes available.

Johnny Guirke (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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631. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make funding available to appoint a clinical psychologist to the diabetes multidisciplinary team in Navan Hospital or Navan primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46061/21]

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.