Results 381-400 of 1,369 for flu

Written Answers — Department of Health: Animal Diseases (8 Nov 2022)

Duncan Smith: 1209. To ask the Minister for Health his views on public health warnings in relation to the persistent avian 'flu' and if he is aware of best practice on this matter (details supplied). [55438/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

Seán Crowe: The big concern is that we are not into the proper flu season yet but with the challenges emergency departments are going through at the moment, it looks like it will be a very difficult winter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Martin Conway: I am always astounded by the low level of take-up of the flu vaccine among healthcare workers. What are the latest figures on that? Are there campaigns within the healthcare community to try to get those figures up?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases (25 Jan 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Dessie Ellis: 171. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who died from Covid and the flu, respectively in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3466/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (1 Feb 2023)

David Cullinane: 247. To ask the Minister for Health if he expects the medicine shortages problem and record levels of out-of-stock medicines to end after the winter flu season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4992/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (14 Feb 2023)

Patricia Ryan: 572. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make triple antigen tests that allow people to check if their illness is Covid-19, flu, or RSV available at reduced or zero cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6552/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (25 Oct 2023)

Joan Collins: ...the Minister for Health the reason there is no scheme in place to reimburse the cost of the shingles vaccine (details supplied); and if he will administer a blanket vaccine, as with the over-60s flu and Covid vaccine, or bring in a form of reimbursement. [46826/23]

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 3: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities
Chapter 4: Accountability of the Central Funding of Local Authorities. (26 Oct 2023)

Mr. Sean Laffey: Essentially, we offer the flu vaccine and the Covid vaccine. Where we have our own directly employed staff who might be directly in contact with wastewater material, we offer them vaccines for hepatitis A and that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: How is the uptake of the flu and Covid-19 vaccines going, particularly for hospital staff?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (23 Nov 2023)

Cathal Crowe: 340. To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce an RSV vaccine programme for older adults this winter to help minimise the impact of the tripledemic, RSV, Covid and flu; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51727/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (17 Jan 2024)

Matt Carthy: 1754. To ask the Minister for Health if antigen tests that test for both Covid and flu will be made available to members of the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1727/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Feb 2024)

Paul Donnelly: 554. To ask the Minister for Health the number of childhood flu vaccines distributed by GPs, pharmacists and walk in clinics in the winter of 2023-2024 period.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5533/24]

Health Care Services: Motion (19 Jan 2011) See 2 other results from this debate

James Bannon: ...will accept responsibility if this shameful disregard for patients' well-being leads to fatalities. The Minister has given a stream of excuses which extends from the working time directive to swine flu. In the context of emergencies, none of these holds good. The Minister must face up to the fact that the closure of wards and beds as part of cost cutting measures is the cause of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hospitals Winter Plan (10 Oct 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: ...into the detail. We can go back and forth and make political points, and I am sure we will have plenty of time to do that, but the reality is that we are facing into a winter where a very serious flu is working its way across the world towards us. I heard the Minister this morning quite rightly encouraging people to get the flu vaccine. Last year was a crisis. This year there...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Dec 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 344. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the pneumococcal vaccine when administered by pharmacists is not reimbursed for eligible patients in the same way as the flu vaccination; when such reimbursement arrangements will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51681/18]

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (26 Nov 2009) See 1 other result from this answer

Pat Breen: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of General Practitioners in County Clare who are providing the vaccine against swine flu; the number of GPs who have not signed up to provide the vaccine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43743/09]

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

Mr. Paul Reid: It is early stages. It continues to be slow and we have concerns about it. From next Monday we will launch a campaign on the flu and getting the booster with the new vaccine that is available. We are strengthening our communications on it. We have seen a slower uptake.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (28 Jan 2014) See 2 other results from this answer

John Deasy: 674. To ask the Minister for Health if he is concerned that Ireland is falling short of the 75% flu vaccination target for older age groups, according to a progress report on the 2009 EU council recommendation; and the reason Ireland’s vaccination coverage dropped from 70% in 2008-09 to 56.3% in 2011-2012 [3489/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Poultry Industry (16 Jun 2020)

Matt Carthy: 759. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of chickens which have been culled as a result of the presence of bird flu H6N1 subtype following a recent outbreak per affected flock in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11330/20]

Written Answers — Influenza Pandemic: Influenza Pandemic (10 Feb 2005) See 2 other results from this answer

John Gormley: Question 62: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the Government's preparations for a possible flu pandemic, her views on whether there are not sufficient supplies of effective anti-viral drugs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4165/05]