James Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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447. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the national diabetes registry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13016/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Preparations for the development of a National Diabetes Registry are currently underway. The development of the registry will have a long-term benefit on patient care by facilitating the provision of reliable data regarding diabetes in the population. This will enable health service planners and frontline staff to develop and deliver future services in the most efficient manner within available resources.

Funding has been allocated to the HSE to establish a team to develop the registry, including a Clinical Lead, a Programme Manager, an Administrator/Co-ordinator, an ICT post and data specialists.

Recruitment of these essential posts is at an advanced stage. As of February 2025, the Clinical Lead has been appointed and has taken up post. The Programme Manager has been appointed and will be starting in Q2 of 2025. The Co-ordinator post has been filled and the ICT and data specialist posts are being recruited.

Once established, key priorities for the National Diabetes Registry team will include, setting a governance structure for the development and on-going management of the registry, liaising with existing data controllers/data sources to build the registry, establishing the prevalence of diabetes in Ireland and generating reports for policymakers, clinicians and people living with diabetes.