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Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (1 Nov 2006) See 2 other results from this answer

Bernard Durkan: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of incidents of MRSA reported to date; the number of hospitals free from such infection; her plans to address the issue of hygiene in hospitals generally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35423/06]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (1 Nov 2006) See 3 other results from this answer

Bernard Durkan: Question 423: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the hospitals in respect of which there have been the most reported incidents of MRSA to date in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35730/06]

Infectious Diseases. (1 Nov 2006) See 5 other results from this debate

Mary Harney: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre, HPSC, collects data on MRSA as part of the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System, EARSS. This system collects data on the first episode of bloodstream infection per patient per quarter. The Irish data showed that there were 445 cases in 2002, 480 cases in 2003, 553 cases in 2004, 586 cases in 2005 and 285 reported cases in the first...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Oct 2006) See 1 other result from this answer

John Gormley: Question 299: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of meetings she has had with MRSA sufferers and their families; if she has implemented their recommendations; the reason no civic director for tackling MRSA has been appointed; if she intends to appoint such a director; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32627/06]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (27 Sep 2006) See 1 other result from this answer

Seán Ryan: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of cases of MRSA in each of the past four years and to date in 2006; the number of fatalities attributable to MRSA; the steps which are being taken to reduce the incidence of MRSA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29536/06]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (27 Sep 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 815: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of incidents of MRSA reported to date; the hospital or areas in respect of which the greater number of cases have been reported; the action taken to combat the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30026/06]

Written Answers — Hospital Hygiene: Hospital Hygiene (6 Jul 2006)

John Deasy: Question 157: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the arrangements being made at Waterford Regional Hospital to prevent people from being infected by MRSA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27762/06]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (6 Jul 2006) See 1 other result from this debate

Liz McManus: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the alarming MRSA infection rates and the emergence of similar and potentially life threatening infections in our hospitals.

Government Record: Motion (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006) See 1 other result from this debate

Liz McManus: Long waiting lists, bleak medical outcomes, bad scores for infant deaths, MRSA infections in hospitals — I trust Government Deputies will not want to speak about this — and the lack of a health ombudsman typify the index findings. We are only above Lithuania and instead of hanging his head in shame, the Taoiseach came into the House last night and tried to flimflam us again. This is the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006) See 1 other result from this debate

Mary O'Rourke: ...them into boxes and having them counted. I welcome that e-voting will not be used in the next election, as machines can go wrong. The Senator also raised the matter of the increased rates of MRSA and how the Department of Finance has turned down the Health Service Executive's request to seek 50 people to deal with infection controls. The Senator asked for a debate on Aer Lingus. Senator...

Leaders' Questions. (5 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: ...and which the alternative Government, when it assumes office next year, will expand and develop, have presided over chaos in accident and emergency units, with 20,000 people on waiting lists and MRSA rampant in hospitals. Crime rates are rising and detection rates falling, with 29 murders this year alone and violent gun crime out of control on the streets. There is no effective road safety...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (4 Jul 2006)

Pat Breen: Question 194: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of MRSA cases which occurred in Ennis General Hospital for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25759/06]

Leaders' Questions. (27 Jun 2006)

Enda Kenny: ..., Hungary and the Czech Republic. Only Lithuania performed more poorly than we did. On the survey's bang for the buck score card this country finished last of 26 and that report showed up rampant MRSA infection in hospitals, bad scores for infant deaths, and very bleak medical outcomes. That is a collective failure of the Taoiseach's Government which, when combined with his previous...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (13 Jun 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 226: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the process of MRSA cohorting which will be introduced in Louth County Hospital and the Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; the number of patients who were placed in private rooms or otherwise for each year since 2002; the number of patients who were placed with other patients sharing private rooms; the expected saving for each...

Health Services. (7 Jun 2006)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...to appoint a new oncologist in Drogheda may not go ahead to save €600,000 in the HSE; that there will be a ban on recruiting agency nurses, which will be under very strict rules; and that MRSA sufferers will now be removed from private rooms and placed in rooms with fellow MRSA sufferers. Is this an improvement in services? Does this improve patient safety? Will this achieve better...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Jun 2006)

Fergal Browne: When the health boards were being abolished we were told we would have a much better system but I do not think we have. Today's newspapers have reported 586 cases of MRSA in hospitals.

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (1 Jun 2006) See 2 other results from this answer

Bernard Durkan: Question 23: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the extent to which the number of incidents of MRSA has been monitored with a view to setting out procedures and practices to eliminate the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21270/06]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (9 May 2006)

Mary Harney: .... However, among the more serious infections associated with hospital treatment are surgical site infections and bloodstream infections and particularly those resistant to antibiotics such as MRSA, Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) and Clostridium Difficile.

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (9 May 2006) See 1 other result from this debate

Diarmuid Wilson: ...to be done. There are many reasons the accident and emergency units are in their current position. These include an increase in our population, people living longer, the unfortunate appearance of MRSA and the winter vomiting bug and the failure of the employees, particularly the consultants, to embrace change. My colleague, Senator Feeney, alluded to that in her contribution and to the...

Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2006)

James Breen: ...are the elderly in this society and the Government is not giving it. I visited a geriatric home in my county last week and met the loved ones of two people in that home who are suffering from the MRSA super bug. One of those patients was in a semi-private ward and the other was in a public ward. When I asked the nurse in charge why those people suffering from this deadly MRSA bug were in...