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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Funding (22 Oct 2020)

Aisling Dolan: ...a move on that quickly the beds would be available. There could be single rooms to handle isolation. The hospital is dealing with infectious patients, be they potential Covid cases or the normal flu, and there is no place to isolate them. I appreciate the commitment of the Minister of State on this. As she will be aware, all public representatives very much support the hospital and...

Seanad: Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 and Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020: Motions (22 Oct 2020)

Martin Conway: ...not be brought through these Houses except for the public health emergency. It is a once-in-a-generation situation and we have not had such an emergency in close to 100 years, since the Spanish flu. We are here in a time of crisis that we wish we were not in. The good that is coming out of this is that people do pull together. The goodness, strength of character and determination of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (22 Oct 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Neale Richmond: 183. To ask the Minister for Health when further stocks of the flu vaccine will be received to ensure as many persons can be vaccinated as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32156/20]

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (21 Oct 2020)

Mattie McGrath: ...under Level 5 restrictions; (19) Deputy Chris Andrews - to discuss the provision of affordable housing at the glass bottle site in Ringsend; (20) Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú - to discuss the availability of the flu vaccine for persons at risk; (21) Deputy Matt Carthy - to discuss the exclusion of farmers' representative groups from the technical advisory committee on the grass...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Oct 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: ...are the cause of the trouble we are in and why we must go back to level 5 again. Many sick people with other illnesses are suffering because they will have to wait longer. Doctors are out of flu injections. The Government is throwing loads of money at the HSE and there is loads of testing but no tracing. I will ask one serious question. I have asked it twice before and no one has come...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2020)

Micheál Martin: ...so we asked at the European Council meeting two weeks ago to co-ordinate priority distribution of the vaccine. When one vaccinates, who does one vaccinate first? Will it be similar to the flu vaccination programme where it is the elderly and those who are compromised who need it initially? That is ongoing. In other words, it is about a fair distribution and that the most vulnerable get...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Oct 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael Healy-Rae: 253. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay with the distribution of the flu vaccine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31998/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Oct 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Peadar Tóibín: 548. To ask the Minister for Health the reason providers of childcare are expected to pay for flu vaccines for their staff members despite the fact that in other sectors the State has committed to paying for the vaccine. [31080/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Oct 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Brendan Griffin: 576. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to flu vaccines; the number of vaccines available for administration immediately; the timeline for future deliveries; if every person who needs the vaccine can receive it in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31003/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Oct 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Jennifer Whitmore: 607. To ask the Minister for Health the status on the provision and the management of 'flu vaccines; the number of vaccines available for the forthcoming winter and the way in which they will be distributed; if priority will be given to front-line workers, carers and others most exposed to Covid-19; the plans in place to assist general practitioners in the management of the 'flu season...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Oct 2020)

Jackie Cahill: I want to raise the issue of narcolepsy. Following an alleged bad batch of the swine flu vaccine a decade ago, over 90 people have taken claims against the HSE. They claim this bad batch resulted in them developing narcolepsy. Four of them are from my own County Tipperary. Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder which impairs the brain's ability to regulate its sleep-wake cycle...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (14 Oct 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Jennifer Whitmore: 255. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to support general practitioners administering the winter flu vaccine; the way in which general practitioner centres will be expecting to manage Covid-19 health and safety protocols during the administration of the flu vaccine; if capacity in the sector has been evaluated before a decision is made; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare (14 Oct 2020)

John Lahart: There is a good book by Ida Milne on the Spanish flu in Ireland. There was a surge in November and a further surge the following March, then, thankfully, the flu disappeared. It looks like we are in the middle of a second surge and that it will be with us for a year and a half. What have we learned about respite and other matters that we might have been frightened to do at the start? Can...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Oct 2020) See 2 other results from this answer

Paul McAuliffe: 510. To ask the Minister for Health the quantity of the winter 'flu vaccination purchased; his plans for additional quantities to be purchased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30071/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Oct 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

John McGuinness: 527. To ask the Minister for Health if teachers will be eligible for the free 'flu vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30149/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Oct 2020) See 1 other result from this debate

Richard O'Donoghue: My concern relates to the flu vaccine, which was highlighted on the "Claire Byrne Live" programme on Monday night. One would think this was a way of promoting the flu vaccine but over the past week, my office has been inundated with questions about the flu vaccine and specifically quotas for doctors. Doctors are now only receiving their first quota of vaccine but they are inundated with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (8 Oct 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Colm Burke: 263. To ask the Minister for Health if the 'flu vaccine will be made available for students and healthcare staff at third-level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29387/20]

Brexit and Business: Statements (7 Oct 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: ...to deal with. If people in this House think they are exposed to unprecedented challenges, let us think of what our forefathers and foremothers went through 100 years ago, when, during the time of the Spanish flu, they were able to fight for and achieve Irish independence.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Oct 2020) See 1 other result from this debate

Chris Andrews: ...that childcare workers have in keeping the economy open and bearing in mind their low pay structure, will the Government ensure that all childcare and front-line workers will have access to the flu vaccine this winter free of charge?

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (7 Oct 2020)

Mark Daly: ...in University Hospital Limerick. I have also received notice from Senator Rebecca Moynihan of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the roll-out of the flu vaccine programme for winter 2020-2021. I have also received notice from Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Foreign Affairs to outline...