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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vaccination Programme (10 Dec 2020) See 4 other results from this debate

Bríd Smith: ...Minister for Health the reason students in the healthcare sector who are working in public hospitals and on the front line of services during the Covid-19 pandemic are being told they must get the flu vaccination shot and must pay the full cost themselves; if he will arrange for such students to be reimbursed the costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42324/20]

Social Welfare Bill 2020: Second Stage (9 Dec 2020)

Denis Naughten: ...about two vaccine doses taken two weeks apart and six different vaccines floating around. That is a recipe for absolute and utter chaos and we are asking the Health Service Executive to manage it. This is the same organisation that lost 600,000 flu vaccines a few weeks ago and did not know where they were because it has not got the data systems to manage a handful of them. How in God's...

Mental Health Policy: Motion [Private Members] (9 Dec 2020)

Johnny Guirke: First, I thank all the people working in mental health services. Mental health in Ireland has always been treated like a headache, the flu or something a chemist might fix but it is a much bigger issue than that and the signs have been apparent for years. Between 2009 and 2019, we had 5,426 people, 4,370 males and 1,066 females, die as a result of suicide. In fact, one person dies every 21...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (9 Dec 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael Healy-Rae: 228. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the flu vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42409/20]

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Act 2019: Motion (8 Dec 2020)

Mairead Farrell: ...support the motion. Over the past year, the Covid crisis has brought unprecedented challenges to our health service, to our economy, as well as to the jobs and incomes of our people. It hardly goes without saying that 2020 will go down as an exceptional year in the history books. Not since the Spanish flu has the world been gripped by a global pandemic of this kind. It is only right...

Statistics (Decade of Centenaries) Bill 2020: First Stage (8 Dec 2020)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...family members, the diaspora, statisticians, planners, etc., the 15 years before the fledgling Free State's first census. The census records would show the full effects of, for instance, the 1918 flu pandemic, which cost the lives of 25,000 in Ireland. The records capture information reflecting the societal effects of a very turbulent time from the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2020)

Micheál Martin: First, I think we should point out that about 2 million people receive the flu vaccine. We are not strangers to national immunisation programmes, although this will be of a far greater scale than we have had so far. There has been a very significant roll-out of the flu vaccination programme in itself. That worked very well, notwithstanding all of the complaints and criticisms. Clearly,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (8 Dec 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 51. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports available for facilities in which avian flu has been confirmed here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41623/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Vaccination Programme (8 Dec 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Patrick O'Donovan: 666. To ask the Minister for Health when the next batch of flu vaccine will be available; the number of persons awaiting the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41767/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Vaccination Programme (8 Dec 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Róisín Shortall: 795. To ask the Minister for Health if all orders and requests for the flu vaccine have now been provided to general practitioners and pharmacists; if the HSE retains some supply; the extent of those supplies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42132/20]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Analysis: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (8 Dec 2020) See 1 other result from this debate

...could be much lower than that. Again, there are many uncertainties and health spending could still be quite high in December. We do not know what kind of costs linked to Covid or to the effects of the regular flu season are going to be incurred. There potentially are other payments that were missing in the returns, so it is unclear at this stage. There could have been greater...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Dec 2020)

Leo Varadkar: ...this is a very new vaccine. We are indemnifying the companies that produce it, as are other member states. I do not know what private enterprises intend to do. I am aware that they sometimes buy the flu vaccine and provide it as a benefit to their staff. This is unlikely on this occasion, first of all because they have not entered into pre-purchase agreements with the production...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2020) See 2 other results from this debate

Stephen Donnelly: ...;400 million for 2021, which essentially is January, February, March and April. The winter plan is increasing the capacity of the health service and ensuring continuity of service by providing additional commute and community resources, staff and beds, as well as funding initiatives including the flu vaccination programme and many other items. Budget 2021 funds the permanent retention of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2020)

Alan Kelly: ...is not something the Taoiseach or the Government can get wrong in any way, shape or form. I believe we need outside expertise. If we take on board what happened in relation to the roll-out of the flu vaccine, a repeat of that situation would leave a lot to be desired. Last year, the Labour Party made suggestions very early about purchasing flu vaccines but we were ignored. We need...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (1 Dec 2020)

Helen McEntee: ...Reserve Gardaí have access to the same PPE equipment with respect to COVID-19 precautions, gloves/facemasks/sanitiser/etc., as their full time colleagues. In addition, it is noted that An Garda Síochána is encouraging all its members and staff to receive the annual Flu Vaccine this year and is supporting this by refunding the cost of the vaccine, up to a maximum of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Dec 2020)

Denis Naughten: 659. To ask the Minister for Health the current uptake rate of the flu vaccine for under 12s; his plans to encourage increased vaccination in this age group; his further plans to extend the nasal vaccine to a wider age group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39746/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Dec 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Thomas Pringle: 684. To ask the Minister for Health the counties that have the greatest shortage of access to the flu vaccine; the way in which he will ensure that all vulnerable persons receive their vaccinations before the end of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39861/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 Dec 2020) See 1 other result from this debate

Paul Kehoe: The Chairman is referring to swine fever in pigs but I heard a news report yesterday suggesting that the poultry industry in Ireland is under threat from avian flu. Has anyone been in contact with the committee regarding that issue?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Primary Medical Certificates (26 Nov 2020)

Mattie McGrath: ...was brought it in through the health regulations. This issue needs to be dealt with. It is a very important scheme for people who fall ill or become disabled. I am not talking about getting the flu or Covid; I am talking about physical disability. I know what I am talking about and the Minister does too. There is no point being flippant about it. We want definite dates for this...

Seanad: Reopening Ireland (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment): Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Sharon Keogan: .... We have had no plan in this country for 12 months while we have been waiting for a vaccine to cure all our ills. What happens if that fails? Already this morning, we have heard warnings about bird flu. Here we go again. Has the Minister of State a plan for that? Who will pay the bills when the Government fails to support enterprise? People are looking for hope. The Government...