Questions

2033. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 244 of 25 February 2026, when an assessment will be conducted to justify or amend the current application of the non-clinical requirement "from the outset" in the reimbursement of continuous glucose monitoring sensors; if she will authorise funding for the extension of reimbursement to all people who need these sensors in…

2080. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of AAC devices funded by the State for each of the years 2022 to 2025; the length of time recipients typically waiting for the provision and training for such a device; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20187/26]

2181. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the reason access to the HSE reimbursement scheme for continuous glucose monitoring sensors is restricted to patients who were initially diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and excludes patients who are later reclassified from type 2 diabetes to type 1 diabetes, despite the fact that both groups ultimately have the same medical condition and the same clinical need…

91. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with the HSE to discuss broadening the criteria to provide access to continuous glucose monitoring sensors to more diabetics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17802/26]

133. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed report on the €7 million loss incurred by the HSE in dealings with a medical devices company for respiratory sensors between 2021 and 2024; if 91,000 to 132,000 sensors paid for were never received; the reason a double payment of €723,000 was authorised by separate HSE sections; the current status of the disciplinary or "fact-finding" proce…

290. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of a valid long-term illness card, has been informed by their pharmacy that they have deemed to be ineligible to be reimbursed for a continuous glucose monitor since early 2025, that this matter may be rectified and they deemed eligible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17446/26]

1001. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason patients with cystic fibrosis and type 1 diabetes are excluded from availing of insulin pumps free of charge through the HSE’s long-term illness scheme; the plans in place to extend the long-term illness scheme to include CF patients (details supplied). [14511/26]

1010. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will review the current system for accessing CPAP machines for patients with sleep apnoea, in light of cases where families are paying €118 per month in rental fees in addition to monthly medication costs, with limited support available under the drugs payment scheme; if she will consider introducing a model similar to Northern Ireland where CPAP machines…

1011. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the financial burden placed on working families who do not qualify for a medical card but who face essential, lifelong medical costs such as CPAP rental and associated medication, particularly where the cost of supporting children in third-level education further reduces disposable income (details supplied); and if she will make a statement o…

678. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 351 of 10 December 2025, to respond to correspondence from HIQA which clearly states that criteria used in their Health Technology Assessment (HTA) of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) was not limited to patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus who have required insulin from the outset (details supplied); the steps she will t…

1094. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason insulin pump therapy is not currently accessible to eligible type 1 diabetes patients attending Tipperary University Hospital, Clonmel; whether this is due to the absence of dietetic support or other staffing deficits; the contingency arrangements in place to support high-risk diabetes patients in the interim; the steps being taken to restore full m…

1195. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if there is any financial support for a panic alarm for a person in their 30s with Huntington disease who is falling regularly, where the person is under the age of 65 to quality for the senior alert scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12642/26]

576. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the reason an application for a CGM Sensor was refused for a person (details supplied); if this decision will be reviewed considering the persons serious health conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11343/26]

2054. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to removing the need for a prescription for ostomy products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73899/25]

2055. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 165 and 166 of 3 July 2025, the status of her considerations on policy since; if she will conduct a retrospective audit to discern the level of harm which has occurred due to vaginal mesh implants before considering the lifting of any pause on the use of such products; and if she will follow up with individuals who have…

2063. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the actions being undertaken by the HSE to ensure that all individuals who are diagnosed with type-1 diabetes, including those diagnosed as adults, have access to CGM technology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73926/25]

2064. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason approximately 500 to 700 people who received a late/delayed clinical diagnosis of type 1 diabetes are currently being denied CGM reimbursement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73927/25]

2065. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to a review of the single reimbursement application system for people with type 1 diabetes to access CGM technology to ensure that all individuals with type 1 diabetes, including those with adult-onset diabetes or delayed diagnosis, have access to this technology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73928/25]

2263. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 378 of 16 October 2025, if the HSE Service Improvement Programme’s review of the existing provision of limb prosthetic services has been completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74858/25]

317. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the reason Wexford General Hospital's diabetic department does not currently provide insulin pump therapy for patients in County Wexford (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70573/25]

318. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the waiting list to receive a diabetic pump; the waiting times, broken down per county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70574/25]

351. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason reimbursement for continuous glucose monitors is only available to patients with type 1 diabetes who have required insulin from the outset; if reimbursement will be extended to patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who subsequently require insulin or develop type 1 diabetes later in life; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70714/25]

357. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70754/25]

358. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health for an update on a matter (details supplied) regarding insulin delivery systems. [70755/25]

833. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the average cost per unit of a holter monitor device; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69025/25]