508. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the funding available to help support families and individuals with the purchase of seizure detection devices (details supplied); her plans to introduce a fund to assist families with the cost of purchasing seizure detection devices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54404/26]
Topics / Medical Aids and Appliances
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsMedical Aids and Appliances
266 questions from 83 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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266 written, 0 oral
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| January 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 27 |
| March 2025 | 11 |
| April 2025 | 9 |
| May 2025 | 25 |
| June 2025 | 14 |
| July 2025 | 25 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 6 |
| October 2025 | 21 |
| November 2025 | 16 |
| December 2025 | 7 |
| January 2026 | 6 |
| February 2026 | 7 |
| March 2026 | 36 |
| April 2026 | 13 |
| May 2026 | 10 |
| June 2026 | 4 |
| July 2026 | 5 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 16 |
| October 2026 | 7 |
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402. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if, in view of the absence of an Irish health technology assessment on the use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensors for persons with type 2 diabetes, she will request that her Department engage with the HSE and the Health Information and Quality Authority to scope a rapid HTA for defined cohorts of persons with type 2 diabetes who may benefit from CGM te…
403. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health for an update on the HSE's review of preferred continuous glucose monitoring sensors; when she expects the review to be completed and published; whether a revised timeline has been agreed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53951/26]
828. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the position regarding omnipods being covered by the HSE for individuals with type one diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44898/26]
1263. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection to consider measures to reduce the cost for those in need of hearing aids through increased PRSI allowance for the hearing aids, or subsidies or some way to assist older people reduce the unaffordable cost of hearing aids which can be in the region of €4,000 to €5,000. [43441/26]
2200. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health if clarity could be provided in relation to prescribed incontinence wear products being provided under the DPS (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43260/26]
2386. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health if national guidance exists for schools, sports clubs, youth organisations and other voluntary bodies on the administration by staff or volunteers of prescribed medicines and emergency adrenaline auto-injectors; if she will consider developing a standard national framework to support staff and volunteers in responding to medical emergencies including when off-si…
374. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the average and longest waiting times for access to augmentative and alternative communication assessments and devices within the mid-western region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38612/26]
1078. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health where a person with a diagnosis of FND can go to seek assistance in the purchase of medical equipment for example, a wheelchair. [36942/26]
1162. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if her Department will review the exclusion of fezolinetant from the drug payment scheme, particularly for patients undergoing cancer treatment, as many rely on this medication for quality of life and ongoing care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37306/26]
1173. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the supports available to people in need of hearing aids; the steps that can be taken to ease the financial burden; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37382/26]
1185. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite an application for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37472/26]
239. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) with type 2 diabetes can be considered for the glucose monitor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35460/26]
253. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she has plans to provide funding in the upcoming budget to fund the provision of the Freestyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System to people with diabetes over 21 years-of -age based on clinical need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35643/26]
264. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will ringfence some of the anticipated 2021 cost savings from the recent HSE Medicines Management Programme (MMP) Preferred Blood Glucose Strips for adults with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes evaluation to fund the provision of the Freestyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System to people with diabetes over 21 years-of-age based on clinical need; and if she …
1139. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if she will consider as a matter of policy providing an annual free allowance of compression sleeves to patients being treated for lymphoedema within the public health system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34758/26]
1170. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount that has been spent on technical aids for visually impaired adults in the south-east in the last two years; and the way in which the application process works. [32913/26]
1004. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of point-of-contacts for the relevant department that deals with the reimbursement of the wig grant for suppliers, per county. [29630/26]
515. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide blood glucose monitors to type 2 diabetes patients with particular emergency cases (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29243/26]
215. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if hearing aids can urgently be supplied to a person (details supplied). [28849/26]
223. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a health technology assessment for medical devices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28879/26]
776. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if she will consider making versatis patches available to a wider cohort of patients as some patients, including a person (details supplied) are unable to sleep for prolonged periods, and are forced to sleep in a sitting position, due to nerve pain; if she will recognise that for some patients this is the only relief available for them and they need to be reimburs…
3064. 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 cochlear implants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25626/26]
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 pregnancy (details supp…
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 pregnancy(details supp…