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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Emer Currie Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Health
412. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the timeline for when the HSE will make omnipod insulin pumps available to patients in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8888/25]
Emer Currie Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Health
414. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if she will provide statistics on the allocation by the HSE of insulin pumps to children in Dublin between 2020 and 2024 and to date in 2025, including: the number of insulin pumps allocated each year; the number of children on waiting lists to receive an insulin pump each year; the number of children who received an insulin pump each year; and the number of child…
Donna McGettigan Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
832. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the reason adults with type 1 diabetes attending Limerick University Hospital are still not offered insulin pumps as a treatment option despite the qualified staff required to initiate pump therapy and the administration support all being in place to commence the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7164/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
833. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the expansion of eligible cohorts under the continuous glucose monitoring sensor reimbursement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7165/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
834. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the supports that are available to an individual diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and advised to acquire a CGM sensor (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7166/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
874. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals that have been reimbursed for their insulin pump training and/or consumables through the EU treatment abroad or cross-Border healthcare scheme since 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7418/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
875. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of people in Ireland that access to the omnipod tubeless insulin pump and consumables through the HSEs exceptional hardship scheme or have done so since 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7419/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
879. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been reimbursed for their insulin pump training and or its consumables through the EU treatment abroad or cross-Border healthcare scheme since 2019. [7453/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
880. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in Ireland who access the omnipod tubeless insulin pump and consumables through the HSEs exceptional hardship scheme or have done so since 2018. [7454/25]
Alan Kelly Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
882. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals that have been reimbursed for their insulin pump training, and or its consumables through the EU treatment abroad scheme or the cross-Border healthcare scheme since 2019. [7469/25]
Alan Kelly Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
883. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of people in Ireland that currently access the omnipod tubeless insulin pump and consumables through the HSE’s exceptional hardship scheme, or have done so since 2018. [7470/25]
John Lahart Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
973. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if a matter in relation to peanut allergies will be examined (details supplied). [8099/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
688. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health what supports are available for those in need of home kidney dialysis wishing to purchase a generator, and who are in receipt of a disability payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5486/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Health
301. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5295/25]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Health
318. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason a seriously ill person (details supplied) has to wait two months for a product; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5400/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Health
323. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health when an elderly person (details supplied) can expect to receive a new hearing aid. [5422/25]
Seán Canney Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Health
614. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if back-up batteries for CPAP machines are available on the medical card scheme, and if so, are they available in every CHO area, including CHO 2. [4200/25]
Albert Dolan Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Health
661. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the measures that can be taken to greater integrate continuous glucose monitoring into the healthcare system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4422/25]
Albert Dolan Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Health
662. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if the expanded access to CGM technology in New Zealand to also include persons with type-2 diabetes on insulin might be included in Ireland (details supplied); the benefits of doing so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4423/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Health
668. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the changes that have been made to the system of reimbursing dispensing opticians for vouchers issued by the HSE for glasses for children; if she will provide a list of type of payments available for each type of glasses or prescription; the rules that apply; up to what age payments are made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4456/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Health
677. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason adults with type 1 diabetes attending Limerick University Hospital are still not offered insulin pumps as a treatment option, despite the qualified staff required to initiate pump therapy along with the administrative support required all being in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4580/25]
Timmy Dooley Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Health
681. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the reason adults with type 1 diabetes attending University Hospital Limerick are still not offered insulin pumps as a treatment option, despite the availability of qualified staff required to initiate pump therapy and the administration support are all in place to commence the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4623/25]
Robert Troy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Health
693. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will approve the new mandibular device used to treat sleep apnoea (details supplied). [4702/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1075. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is entitled to the freestyle libre monitoring device for free; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2301/25]