Written answers

Thursday, 30 September 2021

Department of Health

Medical Aids and Appliances

Photo of Niall CollinsNiall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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373. 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 for the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system; and the number of those rejections that are now being funded for devices (details supplied) through the PCRS in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [47393/21]

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen 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. 

Photo of Niall CollinsNiall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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374. To ask the Minister for Health when the current application process for the HSE insulin pumps tendering contract will be completed; when the new list of insulin pumps will be sent to the community drug schemes; the locations patients will have access to it; the estimated timeline of the process from product review to inclusion on the PCRS; the expert group that reviews the insulin pumps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47395/21]

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen 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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