Medical Aids and Appliances

3112. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health her views that the provision of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to women with type 2 diabetes during pregnancy provides better glycaemic control than invasive blood glucose testing (finger prick testing) for both mother and baby over the duration of pregnancy; if she will make CGM available to women with type 2 diabetes during their pre…

3113. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health her views that the cost of providing continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to women with type 2 diabetes during pregnancy is cost neutral when compared to providing them with invasive blood glucose testing (finger prick testing) strips over the duration of pregnancy; if she will make CGM available to women with type 2 diabetes during their pr…

3114. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will remove the specific criteria of ‘insulin initiation from the start’ that is preventing persons (details supplied) with a clinical diagnosis of type 1 diabetes from accessing continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) which clinical evidence overwhelmingly supports as the first-choice glucose monitoring device for all people with type 1…

3132. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health to outline all available pathways for children under the age of three, who are deaf or hard of hearing to access assistive technology in the case they have cochlear implants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26070/26]

3145. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health her plans to standardise HSE funding for low vision aids across all CHOs to make access to this important support equitable for every resident of the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26106/26]

3150. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure occupational or older persons services in CHO8 supply a suitable wheelchair to a person (details supplied) [26120/26]

3227. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if an application for access to a wheelchair by an person (details supplied) will be prioritised to ensure their continued independence and mental wellbeing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26526/26]

318. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health when a response to a query of 9 March 2026 will be issued concerning a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22527/26]

337. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health her plans to make essential medical devices such as hearing aids accessible to all who need them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22586/26]

338. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the way in which people can do who cannot afford hearing aids can access them in a timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22587/26]

1000. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to expand eligibility for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices, particularly for adults with diabetes who are currently excluded from access under existing criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22308/26]

1001. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the reason pregnant women in Ireland with diabetes do not have access to continuous glucose monitoring devices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22309/26]

1002. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the reason people with disabilities in Ireland who are living with diabetes do not have access to continuous glucose monitoring device; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22310/26]

441. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons aged over 65 in County Clare waiting for an hearing aid to be fitted; and the average waiting time for same. [21053/26]

1136. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of cases in which individuals with hearing impairments are being quoted over €5,000 for new hearing aids; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19284/26]

1161. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which a person becomes an approved supplier/fitter of wigs under the wig grant scheme. [18704/26]

1179. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the adequacy of the level of PRSI cover for hearing aids; if he will engage with the Minister for Finance in this regard in the context of future budgetary negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19266/26]

1180. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the adequacy of the level of PRSI cover for hearing aids; if he will engage with the Minister for Health in this regard in the context of future budgetary negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19267/26]

1181. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the adequacy of financial support available for people that require hearing aids but do not have a medical card; if this is under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19268/26]

1182. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to increase financial supports available for individuals in need of hearing aids; if he will consider increasing the level of support available under the treatment benefit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19285/26]

1187. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he will increase the supports for those in need of hearing aids in line with increased cost of those aids (details supplied). [19429/26]

1189. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of the support schemes for the purchase of hearing aids; the change in that scheme for each of the years 2019, 2022 and 2026, the number of people covered by the scheme in each of those years; and to set out the data that the Department collected on the cost charged by private providers of hearing aids. [19586/26]

1206. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to increased support for individuals reliant on hearing aids under the treatment benefit scheme; in light of the high cost of equipment and the increasing cost of living; and the inability of many to meet such costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20127/26]

1698. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she will extend reimbursement for continuous glucose monitoring for type 2 diabetes patients, just as type 1 diabetes patients can; if she will examine this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18414/26]

1761. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the plans to review financial supports to allow for subsidised batteries for all long-term hearing aid users, similar to the system in the UK; the plans to increase the grants that reflect the cost of the technology required for professional work environments; if she will reform the HSE audiology eligibility system; and if she will make a stateme…