749. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for regional diabetes clinical leads to ensure consistent and accountable delivery of the “Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care” across all six regional health areas in line with national standards and models of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48771/26]

750. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health if she will make a commitment to providing sustained, ring-fenced, multiannual funding to ensure full implementation of the “Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care” report; if she will establish a national diabetes office to oversee implementation of the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48772/26]

751. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health whether implementation of the “Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care” has been identified as a Ministerial priority within the HSE national service plan and estimates process for 2027; if new funding will be provided in Budget 2027 to support the implementation of the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48777/26]

755. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for regional diabetes clinical leads to ensure consistent and accountable delivery of the "Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care" across all six regional health areas in line with national standards and models of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48819/26]

756. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if she will provide sustained, ring-fenced, multiannual funding to ensure full implementation of the "Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care" report; if she will establish a National Diabetes Office to oversee implementation of the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48820/26]

757. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health whether implementation of the "Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care" has been identified as a Ministerial priority within the HSE National Service Plan and Estimates process for 2027; if new funding will be provided in Budget 2027 to support the implementation of the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48821/26]

821. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will be providing funding for regional diabetes clinical leads to ensure consistent and accountable delivery of the “Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care” across all six regional health areas in line with national standards and models of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49154/26]

822. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will make a commitment to providing sustained, ring-fenced, multiannual funding to ensure full implementation of the “Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care” report; if she will be establishing a national diabetes office to oversee implementation of the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49155/26]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 749, 750, 751, 755, 756, 757, 821 and 822 together.

The Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A Strategy for Better Care - https://assets.gov.ie/static/documents/a41e7d5d/Diabetes_Policy_and_Services_Review_-_A_Strategy_for_Better_Care.pdf -was launched on the 21st of May.

This is Ireland’s first national strategy for diabetes, marking a major milestone in diabetes care in Ireland. It provides a detailed assessment of our current diabetes services and sets out series of recommendations and actions to improve diabetes care delivery. The recommendations cover four key themes:

• Service Development

• Affordability and Access to care

• Better support for people living with diabetes

• Digital Healthcare

The recommendations are marked in the strategy as either short, medium or long-term goals. Short-term refers to recommendations which can be implemented within three years. Medium term recommendations can be implemented within five years, and long-term recommendations are those that will take longer than five years to fully implement.

The HSE is currently working to develop an implementation plan to ensure that the recommendations are followed through at national level and throughout the Health Regions.

Discussions relating to the 2027 Estimates process are underway and will not be concluded until closer to the date of the Budget. The HSE National Service Plan will be published after the budgetary process concludes.

Under the new HSE regional structure, the Department allocates the overall HSE budget and staffing ceiling. The detailed operational decisions on how those resources are deployed within and across Health Regions are a matter for the HSE.

While annual policy priorities and performance expectations are set out in the National Service Plan, the HSE, and specifically the REOs, are accountable for delivering these priorities in their Regions within their budget allocations. The Department does not specify funding or staffing line-by-line for individual services. Instead, the Department sets the overall budget and required outputs, and the HSE is responsible for prioritising its resources to meet the agreed targets.