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Order of Business (28 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: What about the issue of swine flu?

Order of Business (28 Apr 2009)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I thank the Department of Health and Children officials for their briefing earlier today on the swine flu threat. A briefing such as this is always useful. However, there are grave and justifiable concerns, particularly given that primary care services will be the front line of address and we currently have a very low GP to population ratio and a poor and uneven roll-out of primary care...

Order of Business (28 Apr 2009)

Brian Cowen: ...in the timeline given the level of demands placed on the Office of the Attorney General at the moment. On the Deputy's question regarding the World Health Organisation's view of the swine flu, which has the potential to become a pandemic, the WHO has raised its alert level to four. I understand there are six levels. The Minister for Health and Children has indicated that her Department...

Order of Business (28 Apr 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: It is important that the House and members of the public are kept informed by the Minister for Health and Children of up-to-date information on the spread of the swine flu, as it is known. There is considerable public worry about this issue. People get information about developments on matters of this nature through the media and on international websites, blogs and so on. It is very...

Order of Business (28 Apr 2009)

Brian Cowen: On the question of the evolution of relevant information for the public regarding the swine flu scare, a meeting of the interdepartmental committee on public health and emergency planning, which is chaired by the Department of Health and Children, has been taking place today with the office of emergency planning in attendance. The intention is to ensure that those qualified in this area...