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- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (17 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: So, you do not think it is dangerous for pharmacists to administer it.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (17 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: Which would be the priority, that there be a total vaccination programme or that the vaccination programme be administered by general practice?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (17 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Ms Clyne for clarifying that. I am not a medic but I know that certain levels of vaccination are particularly beneficial once a certain, required level is reached such as the vaccination for mumps and so on. I have a child who was recently vaccinated and I am aware that certain levels are beneficial. Do the witnesses know what level offers a particular benefit?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (17 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: I missed what Dr. McCauley said about something starting in September.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (17 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: Is Dr. McCauley referring to children presenting with Covid or children presenting with influenza?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (17 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: Do we know what percentage of the population would have to be vaccinated against the flu to achieve herd immunity?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (17 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: When does the flu season typically start?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (17 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: If we are to achieve herd immunity from the flu by having the required percentage of the population vaccinated, while everybody is stressing that it will be a voluntary vaccination, time is ticking.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (17 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: After the Minister, Deputy Harris, made that announcement, was there a follow-up consultation with those who would be administering the vaccine?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (17 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: The specific question I asked was, after the Minister, Deputy Harris, announced that he was going to extend the programme, was there a consultation with those who were going to be implementing it?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (17 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Ms Clyne. Obviously, Covid-19 is a virus with serious consequences in terms of mortality, and even many of those who survive it suffer debilitating and lifelong conditions. The response to Covid-19 has had the effect that some people are not presenting for routine medical procedures and screening programmes have been put into abeyance. That is also going to result in excess...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (17 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: How does the Irish return to cancer screening compare internationally? The representative of the IMO may be able to answer that question but I particularly direct it to the representative of the Irish Cancer Society. How does Ireland compare with other western European states with regard to screenings currently being carried out and the plans that are in place for a return of screening...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (17 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: Does Deputy Durkan wish to come back in?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (17 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: If there is a question that the Deputy wishes to ask, he can ask it otherwise we will-----
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (17 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Ms Clyne and all of our witnesses for coming in today and for answering all of our questions. I will suspend this meeting until 2.30 p.m. when we will meet with the Department of Health and HSE officials.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (Resumed) (17 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: We are joined this afternoon by representative from the Department of Health, the HSE and the National Treatment Purchase Fund on the topic of non-Covid-19 healthcare disruption: impacts on waiting lists and screening. From the Department of Health I welcome Mr. Greg Dempsey, deputy secretary general. From the HSE, I welcome Mr. Liam Woods, national director of acute operations; Mr Damien...
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (Resumed) (17 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: That is fine. I thank Mr. Dempsey. Will Mr. Woods be making any opening remarks?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (Resumed) (17 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: There certainly is not. I thank Mr. Woods. Will Mr. Sloyan be adopting a similar approach?
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (Resumed) (17 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: I thank Mr. Sloyan. On that basis I will open the floor. The first speaker is Deputy Durkan for Fine Gael.
- Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Waiting Lists and Screening (Resumed) (17 Jul 2020)
Michael McNamara: Deputy Carroll MacNeill is on the list but you do not look very like her. Sorry for the confusion, it was my mistake.