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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)

Keith Swanick: ...of Sean Hughes from Finglas, Joe and Karen, know all about. Sean was only 15 years old when he suddenly lost consciousness while watching television with his mother and recovering from a simple flu-like illness. Despite the best efforts of his father and paramedics to resuscitate him, he died later in Temple Street Hospital. His parents are calling for a nationwide awareness campaign to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Planning (23 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: ... admission. The purpose of Winter Ready Services/ Clinics is to take every opportunity to make sure that at-risk patients have prepared themselves for winter, that they have had their flu vaccine, pneumococcal vaccine, checking that they are using their medications and devices correctly (e.g. nebulisers, inhalers), that they are aware of the effects of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2019)

John Dolan: ...consider something along these lines. Phil was a Teachta Dála for Dublin Harbour. He beat the unbeatable Alfie Byrne to take that seat but there were four other Tipperary men. Pierce McCan died from the flu in March that year. Séamus Burke went on to be a Minister in Cosgrave's Government.There was also Joseph McDonagh, brother of Thomas, and P.J. Moloney who, like me, was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (22 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: ...health services, with many sites reporting significant numbers of patient attendances. Hospitals are also reporting a significant increase in the numbers of patients presenting with respiratory and flu-like illness. Key actions are underway as part of the Winter Plan to support hospitals during this period of peak demand. These include the opening of additional beds, the use of private...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (22 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: ...health services, with many sites reporting significant numbers of patient attendances. Hospitals are also reporting a significant increase in the numbers of patients presenting with respiratory and flu-like illness. Key actions are underway as part of the Winter Plan to support hospitals during this period of peak demand. These include the opening of additional beds, the use of private...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments Data (22 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: ...health services, with many sites reporting significant numbers of patient attendances. Hospitals are also reporting a significant increase in the numbers of patients presenting with respiratory and flu-like illness. Key actions are underway as part of the Winter Plan to support hospitals during this period of peak demand. These include the opening of additional beds, the use of private...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jan 2019)

Eamon Ryan: ...from America where there is an indentured agricultural system with the poor farmer who has a pig lot being on a minimal margin and often in a very precarious position. If there is an outbreak of flu or anything else happens, the pig farmers are the ones who get hit. Even though anaerobic digestion is green in the sense that one gets an energy crop, there are digestive problems and water...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (15 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: ...health services, with many sites reporting significant numbers of patent attendances. Hospitals are also reporting a significant increase in the numbers of patients presenting with respiratory and flu-like illness. Key actions are now underway, as part of the Winter Plan, to support hospitals during this period of peak demand to include: the opening of additional beds, the use of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (15 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: ...health services, with many sites reporting significant numbers of patent attendances. Hospitals are also reporting a significant increase in the numbers of patients presenting with respiratory and flu like illness. Key actions are now underway, as part of the Winter Plan, to support hospitals during this period of peak demand to include: the opening of additional beds, the use of private...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge (Atógáil): An Roinn Sláinte (15 Jan 2019)

Niall Ó Donnghaile: ...tábhachtach ag an Roinn ó thaobh cumarsáid a dhéanamh leis an bpobal. Tuigim go bhfuil a lán brú, go háirithe ag an am seo den bhliain. Chuaigh mé ar chuntas Twitter de chuid na Roinne sin, agus is é "Roinn Sláinte” ainm Twitter na Roinne. Tús maith ansin, b'fhéidir. Tá roinnt mhaith tvuíteanna ón Roinn...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Dec 2018)

Seán Fleming: ...place, in particular procurement documents, and changes that will be made to this. There is also a note providing a list of supports available to those affected by the H1N1 vaccine, that is, the flu vaccine. This arose from matters concerning the procurement of goods and services and retention of records. We found that some of the documentation concerning CervicalCheck was not kept on...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (12 Dec 2018)

Mattie McGrath: ...penalties lying down. These issues point to massive levels of disruption up ahead. We know that if the UK economy is hit, we will suffer badly. As I always say, if England catches a cold, we get the flu. The UK is our nearest trading partner. Many Irish people live there and many of our businesses are intertwined. If Italy enters a severe debt crisis, the entire European economy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Network of Regional and Local Museums: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Mr. Liam Bradley: I thank the Senator for her questions. If I seem a little dour, it is mainly because I am suffering from a severe case of man flu.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care Services: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

...looking for pay restoration but that is not what I am looking for. Rather, it is the opposite; I am saying I do not know the reason we are knee-deep in pay restoration. Actually, I do, it is blue flu. However, we are not ready for it as we have not funded the restoration of services.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Dec 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: 344. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the pneumococcal vaccine when administered by pharmacists is not reimbursed for eligible patients in the same way as the flu vaccination; when such reimbursement arrangements will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51681/18]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Funding (6 Dec 2018) See 1 other result from this debate

Finian McGrath: ...and advancing proposals, and actually securing the targeted savings, was slower than anticipated. Contributing factors to this were the significant operational management pressure due to the winter surge, an extensive flu season and storm emergencies, in addition to particular calls on the VIP senior team to support GDPR implementation. The HSE is now putting in place appropriate...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (5 Dec 2018)

Jim Daly: ...we renegotiate the finer details of the GP contract, we need to rely less on emergency departments. Even nursing homes can over-rely on the emergency department. We need to ensure healthcare workers receive the flu vaccine to avoid outbreaks of flu. The Deputy is a big supporter of this. Flu outbreaks cause chaos in emergency departments at peak times. We intend to implement...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2018) See 4 other results from this debate

Jim Daly: ...incredible efforts to get to work. I accept the Deputy's point but we must have contingency planning for particularly extreme events, which cannot be quantified year on year. In regard to the flu vaccine for healthcare staff, there has been renewed effort this year to encourage staff to get this vaccine. We cannot stress enough the importance of healthcare staff getting this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018) See 2 other results from this debate

...for a hike in Wicklow and gets bitten by a tick but he or she does not see the tick bite. Three days later the person develops a fever, numbness and tingling all over. Another hiker gets a summer flu and aches and pains all over. A farmer develops migratory arthritis and strange neurological symptoms. These people see a rheumatologist and are diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis but...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme Data (20 Nov 2018)

John Curran: 474. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the uptake of the flu vaccine to date; the details of the uptake to date compared with 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48317/18]