Written answers
Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Department of Health
Medical Aids and Appliances
Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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690. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with diabetes over the age of 18 years attending University of Limerick hospital's group adult diabetes service who are using insulin pump therapy to manage their condition. [46217/21]
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.
Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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691. To ask the Minister for Health the number of funding applications received for persons with diabetes over 21 years of age by the long-term illness scheme and primary care reimbursement service for the Dexcom continuous glucose monitoring system; the number of those applications for persons with diabetes over 21 years of age that were approved; and the number that were rejected in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [46218/21]
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.
Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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692. To ask the Minister for Health the number of funding applications for persons with diabetes over 21 years of age that were rejected by the long-term illness scheme and the primary care reimbursement service, PCRS, for the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system; and the number of those rejections that are now being funded for either Dexcom or Medtronic continuous glucose monitoring sensors through the PCRS, in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [46219/21]
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.
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