659. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Health if he will make a statement on the following matter regarding the Diabetes Services servicing the mid-west: if he will address the issues raised by the 17,800 persons who are suffering from diabetes in the mid-west region in view of the fact that they are concerned at the slow pace of development of local diabetes health services (details supplied); when the Health Service Executive will make insulin pumps available outside of the Dublin hospitals, at Cork University Hospital, University College Hospital, Galway, and the Mid-West Regional Hospital Limerick; and when the nursing and diabetic posts required to resource the development of these services will be put in place, namely, 0.75 dietician posts for Limerick and 1.2 diabetic nurse specialist posts shared between Limerick and Galway. [25547/13]

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659. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Health if he will make a statement on the following matter regarding the Diabetes Services servicing the mid-west: if he will address the issues raised by the 17,800 persons who are suffering from diabetes in the mid-west region in view of the fact that they are concerned at the slow pace of development of local diabetes health services (details supplied); when the Health Service Executive will make insulin pumps available outside of the Dublin hospitals, at Cork University Hospital, University College Hospital, Galway, and the Mid-West Regional Hospital Limerick; and when the nursing and diabetic posts required to resource the development of these services will be put in place, namely, 0.75 dietician posts for Limerick and 1.2 diabetic nurse specialist posts shared between Limerick and Galway. [25547/13]

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1. 28 May 2013

   Diabetes Strategy

   659. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Health if he will make a statement on the following matter regarding the Diabetes Services servicing the mid-west: if he will address the issues raised by the 17,800 persons who are suffering from diabetes in the mid-west region in view of the fact that they are concerned at the slow pace of development of local diabetes health services (details supplied); when the Health Service Executive will make insulin pumps available outside of the Dublin hospitals, at Cork University Hospital, University College Hospital, Galway, and the Mid-West Regional Hospital Limerick; and when the nursing and diabetic posts required to resource the development of these services will be put in place, namely, 0.75 dietician posts for Limerick and 1.2 diabetic nurse specialist posts shared between Limerick and Galway. [25547/13]

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