Medical Aids and Appliances

1765. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health if the cost of hearing aids will be covered under the Cost of Disability or through the upcoming National Hearing Care Plan (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18852/26]

1830. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce the cost of hearing aids; her views on whether it is fair for an individuall to pay over €4,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19162/26]

1845. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the opportunities for funding available to an organisation (details supplied) to continue to provide counselling sessions. [19257/26]

1846. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the low level of financial support available for people that require hearing aids but do not have a medical card; if this is under review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19264/26]

1847. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [19265/26]

1856. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the prohibitively high cost of hearing aids; if this will be dealt with in the new national hearing care plan; the timeline for publication of this plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19308/26]

1887. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health whether she will increase the supports for those in need of hearing aids in line with increased cost of those aids (details supplied). [19428/26]

1917. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if her Department will examine the feasibility of establishing a non means tested audiology support for those who are born deaf, as the recurring cost of hearing aids can cost up to €10,000 every five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19508/26]

1919. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health if she can assist in the case of a person (details supplied) regarding their urgent need for a mobility scooter.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19510/26]

1926. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered introducing a scheme for adults with hearing loss to purchase hearing aids, including those with Otosclerosis, recognising the significant cost incurred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19558/26]

1965. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health when funding will be granted for a child (detail supplied) who requires APOS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19734/26]

1975. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to review the process for the drugs payment scheme with respect to claims for CPAP, assisted breathing device (details supplied). [19824/26]

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 n…

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 th…

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 …

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. [174…

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…

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 wil…

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); …

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 tak…

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]