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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Who are the internationally known and recognised experts in this area, apart from the WHO which has been mentioned? Some of the universities must have led in this research. What have they come up with? Are there similar conditions from which people suffer with similar characteristics? For instance, one that comes to mind is the human form of brucellosis which has similar...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Is there not ongoing research into rare diseases internationally?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: The pharma companies are also involved and must be showing an interest.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: On a regular basis we meet people who are interested in rare diseases. They do not differentiate between one rare disease and another. The treatment may be different or the same, but I cannot understand why we do not have more information available to us that would lead us to the areas where the experts are who have the information readily available.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: It was suggested in the discussion this morning that the medical profession in general is sceptical of the results achieved overseas in terms of treatment and diagnosis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: What in Dr. De Gascun's opinion is the reason for the high costs of the tests overseas which apparently bring much more dramatic results?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Dr. Sheehan mentioned treatment in conjunction with supplements. What are the supplements and what effect do they have on the treatment of a patient? For instance, I read somewhere recently that the majority of supplements are a waste of time and are used to convince patients that they can feel better or whatever the case may be. What is the doctors' response to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Why do patients go abroad to get a service that they believe will cure their particular condition and for which, they believe, there is evidence proving effectiveness? Why would they do that and spend more money than is necessary? What is the average cost of treating a patient here and abroad? A figure of €10,000 was mentioned in the earlier session. I would regard that as an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Would it be true to say that every child and every adult has been bitten by a tick at some stage in their life?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: As someone who was born and raised in the countryside, I assure the witnesses that I was bitten several times in my teens. This could be the reason for my present condition, but the jury is still out on that. Ongoing research is presumably carried out to identify the incidence of Lyme disease, which is as it should be. Furthermore, and this is definitely my last question, I presume the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: It would be very interesting to find that out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: That is not accurate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: We are in dangerous territory.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I am sorry, we are now in the business of giving information having regard to the information we have already received. The information is not credited information in any event but we are going to get into the area of diagnosis. I would strongly avoid that kind of thing.

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (29 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 29A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Pat Buckley - to discuss the reconfiguration of the An Post mail centre in Cork; (2) Deputy Declan Breathnach - to discuss funding to refurbish vacant social housing for Louth County Council; (3) Deputy Mattie McGrath - to...

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Everybody is in a very convivial mode at the moment. We must take advantage of that.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: The Deputy will not be able to come back to it again except in a different context. We are running out of time.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: The Minister and Deputy can meet and work out the nuances.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Pugilism is not normally a thing we allow in Parliament.

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: Amendment No. 9 in the name of Deputy John Brady is out of order because it is not relevant to the provisions of the Bill.