Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 December 2014
394. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the range of supports which are available for sufferers of fibromyalgia; if his Department is monitoring reported rates; the cases which have been reported in each of the past five years; if there is a strategy in place to try and tackle the problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46038/14]
View answerPeople with fibromyalgia have access to the broad range of primary, community and hospital based services for the diagnosis and treatment of their condition. Individuals may also be entitled to a medical card depending on their circumstances. Like many other conditions, there is no formal monitoring of occurrence outside of existing Health Service Executive (HSE) information systems - such as the Hospital In-Patient Enquiry scheme, the principal source of national data on discharges from acute hospitals.
