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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Vaccination Programme (1 Oct 2020)

Sharon Keogan: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber and thank her for attending to address my question. My Commencement matter relates to the lack of provision to administer the flu vaccine in locations other than general practice surgeries and community pharmacies. The reason I raise this issue is related, in part, to the provision by the HSE that children aged between two and 12 years would be...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Sep 2020)

Alan Kelly: Last week, I raised the issue of the flu vaccine. I would like an update because there is serious concern among all GPs and also among many sectors of society. There are pharmacies advertising the flu vaccine online but when one fills in the form, one cannot get it. They say one will not be able to get it this year if one is not in one of the priority groups, and we all know who the...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2009)

Ivor Callely: ...pharmaceuticals, but I commend the successful European campaign on stopping the unnecessary use of antibiotics. They are widely misused, as they are of no use against the common cold, a cough, the flu or swine flu. They are only effective against bacterial infections, a fact highlighted in the recent campaign.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (2 Jun 2020)

Duncan Smith: ...of the IHCA on the reconfiguration of any new deal with a specific focus on clearing the backlog of public patients? Has Mr. Varley formed a view on that? How can he help, and how would that influence any new deal? Second, Mr. Varley mentioned in his opening statement that the original rationale for the hospital deal no longer pertains. None of us are prognosticators in terms of what...

Accident and Emergency Services (13 Jan 2011) See 3 other results from this debate

James Reilly: ...patients waiting on trolleys in accident and emergency, which reached an unprecedented high of 569 in January 2011, the precautions being taken to protect patients from cross infection from swine flu and other hospital infections; the additional capacity put in place to deal with the winter increase in hospital admissions; the way she will defend the closure of beds when demand is high;...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2019)

Regina Doherty: ...be additional aids and appliances to facilitate the discharge of people when they need to be discharged, as opposed to keeping them in hospital when they should not be there, and additional rapid flu testing kits and local PCR flu testing to reduce the length of stays, facilitate diagnosis and treatment of flu patients to reduce isolation demand, and reduce the impact of the outbreaks we...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2018)

Maria Byrne: As we enter winter, I encourage people to avail of the flu vaccine which is being offered through all health centres throughout the country. It is important that people of all ages, and especially people who meet others on a daily basis, avail of the vaccine. This will help bring down the numbers of people presenting to accident and emergency departments of hospitals with pneumonia and flu...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2020)

Alan Kelly: In regard to the flu vaccine, I have in my hand the form that must be filled in at the GP's office. The requirement to do so means that people are spending longer in there. What is happening is that GPs are putting the forms through in bulk. The figures quoted in the press today reflect the fact that they do not complete the forms and put them through straight away because they do not have...

Written Answers — Avian Influenza: Avian Influenza (18 May 2006) See 4 other results from this answer

Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 42, 67, 72 and 75 together. The position throughout Europe is relatively stable. To date thirteen Member States have had cases/outbreaks of H5N1 Avian 'flu, of which only three have been in poultry/game. The number of cases in wild birds notified to the EU fell by over 50 per cent between March and April (from 355 cases to 158). I have, since last September,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Martin Conway: ..., the Minister briefed Cabinet yesterday on the potential increase in viral infections over the winter. I want to check the readiness for that. How are we doing, vaccine-wise, both with the flu and the Covid vaccines? I presume we have plenty of stock of the flu vaccine to roll that out ahead of the winter period. In terms of Covid, are we still in the very high percentages of take-up...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Animal Diseases (23 Nov 2022)

Tim Lombard: It is good to have the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine here. I sought this debate to get an update on the unfortunate situation with avian flu. I acknowledge the importance of having the senior Minister before us this morning. Since I tabled this matter, there has been a further escalation in that a second flock in the north of the country has been infected. That is...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (11 Feb 2021)

John Lahart: A great book by the author Dr. Ida Milne is a treatise on the Spanish flu. Dr. Milne tells the story of a battalion of US soldiers who arrived at the Western Front in France in September 1918, who fought on the front in October, with the war ending in November. Some 440 of that battalion succumbed to the Spanish flu and only a small fraction succumbed in action. The metaphor is not lost in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Roll-out of Covid-19 Vaccination: Discussion (16 Dec 2020)

Professor Karina Butler: Many of our challenges as we go forward will be related to zoonosis. A big one all members are familiar with is flu. That is what we worry about. We worry about birds, avian flu and mutations occurring that facilitate the spread in humans. There are many other areas also. This is ultimately a zoonosis. We do not have any real evidence that there is a lot of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2005) See 4 other results from this debate

Mary O'Rourke: .... Senator Maurice Hayes asked for a debate on the Patten report and policing in Northern Ireland. I will make inquiries with the Department of Foreign Affairs on the matter. He also referred to the flu epidemic. I think we will all get the flu from being out these nights. You are beyond that, a Chathaoirligh, in terms of your office.

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Dec 2004)

Feargal Quinn: ...the Harvard School of Public Health. While quite frightening, they are also a reminder that we can do something about the issues outlined. One relates to the danger of an outbreak of H5N1 avian flu and the possibility of a pandemic. The Harvard School of Public Health and the World Health Organisation suggest that such a pandemic could cause 7 million deaths, but we can do something about...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2020)

Leo Varadkar: The Deputy has raised a few important issues. With regard to the flu vaccine, there is very high demand for it at present, which is encouraging. People who did not seek the flu vaccination in previous years are seeking to be vaccinated this year and this is a real positive. Supply is short, not just in Ireland but internationally. There is more on the way. No matter what happens, we will...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (17 Oct 2006)

Mary Coughlan: My Department has developed comprehensive contingency arrangements to deal with any case of avian influenza in wild birds or any outbreak in poultry. These arrangements are kept under constant review with a view to updating them to take account of any new developments that arise. To that end, we are conscious of and particularly vigilant during the autumn/winter migratory season, during...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (11 Nov 2020)

David Cullinane: ...year. I would like a briefing on that. We might put some questions to the HSE today with regard to my second point, which is that there have been some concerns and issues with regard to the flu vaccine. I do not believe for a second that any doses of any vaccines are missing. That is not the case. There is a difference between the number distributed and the number administered....

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Briefing by HSE Officials (19 May 2020)

...asymptomatic transmission and atypical presentation. I expect that will inform our own testing strategy in residential care settings from here on. Wider measures include wider provision of the flu vaccine which, in line with other countries, we are now making available to younger age groups for this coming winter to reduce the reservoir of flu in the wider population, which would...

Seanad: Agrifood Sector: Motion. (29 Mar 2006) See 1 other result from this debate

John Paul Phelan: ...will continue to obtain fair payment for their products. I agree with Senator Bradford's comments on the farm grant scheme, which is a welcome initiative. I also wish to raise the issue of avian flu. It is not directly related to the motion before the House but I would like to know what measures the Minister's Department has put in place to combat a potential outbreak of avian flu in...