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Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (18 Jul 2013) See 1 other result from this answer

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 699 and 732 together. Regulations were introduced in October 2011 to provide a legal basis for community pharmacists to supply and administer seasonal influenza vaccine. The fee for pharmacists of €15 was set in accordance with the provisions of the Community Pharmacy Contractor (CPC) Agreement. This provides a choice for those to whom this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Engagement with Trade Unions on Keeping Schools Open: Discussion (19 Nov 2020)

Mr. John Boyle: Being honest about it, we would not want it to continue for too long because hand sanitisation is a Covid issue really. The 'flu vaccine would help as well during the 'flu season but we are worried about budgeting for sanitising. We got money to do us up to Christmas and when putting this grant together, the Department gave the impression it was taking into account all the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Working Group on Access to Contraception: Discussion (27 Nov 2019) See 1 other result from this debate

Kate O'Connell: I will stop Mr. Conlon there because we had this before about ten years ago with the use of the flu vaccination. There was massive pushback from the medical profession to the effect that pharmacists should not be injecting vaccines. When I was studying at undergraduate level 20 years ago, it was never assumed that would be part of a pharmacist's role but we managed it, we upskilled and we...

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Oct 2005) See 1 other result from this debate

Feargal Quinn: The World Health Organisation can rarely be accused of scaremongering. Yesterday it criticised the lack of international co-operation in preparing for the avian flu and the serious risk that it may become pandemic. This does not merely affect birds, it affects humans. The World Health Organisation has compared it to what happened in 1918 when a flu swept the world and killed millions of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: National Public Health Emergency Team (13 Apr 2021)

Annie Hoey: ...premature of me to consider later phases. In the long term, how does Dr. Glynn see the virus being managed and vaccination working out? Is there the potential for the situation to become like the flu vaccine, with large swathes of the population having to get a vaccine regularly? If so, how would its roll-out be managed? Would it be done in pharmacies like the flu vaccine or would it...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2022)

Martin Conway: ...very serious as we move into the winter. It is now the summer and the number of Covid cases is peaking so God only knows what the situation will be like in the wintertime. We do not know when the flu vaccination programme will be rolled out. Two or three years ago there was a difficulty with the supply of the flu vaccine. I presume that any difficulties have been resolved and the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Sep 2020)

Vincent P Martin: General practitioners and pharmacists have grave concerns for their patients about the initial delivery and roll-out of the flu vaccine. Delivery of the flu vaccine has already been delayed and, worse still, the number of vaccines that some doctors have been told they will receive is tiny. I have spoken to GPs and pharmacists, one of whom has received 20 vaccines. One large GP practice...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jul 2020)

Michael McDowell: ...available to deal with this issue, as he has other business in this House today. I refer to the need for the HSE and the Department of Health to put in place a comprehensive programme for influenza inoculation right across the country. We know there is a significant danger of flu coinciding with spikes in Covid infections and that the symptoms of some flus and Covid are easily confused....

Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)

Michael D Higgins: ..., to which the Minister subscribes, is in crisis at home and internationally. Speculative investment with no responsibility is the global contagion to which the Minister referred as some kind of flu. Last night, the Tánaiste spoke about this measure as a new tool in the toolbox. That is the depth of thinking at the top of the Government. Somebody else referred to it as a contagion,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (2 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 305 and 306 together. The National Immunisation Programme in Ireland, which includes the influenza immunisation programme, is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). The committee's recommendations are based on the prevalence of the relevant disease in Ireland and international best practice in relation to immunisation....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (12 Nov 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Stephen Donnelly: The Government has expanded the provision of seasonal influenza vaccination without charge to all of those in the HSE-defined at-risk groups and to all children aged from 2 to 12 years. Vaccines are being administered via GPs and pharmacists, as in previous years. This season, approximately 2 million doses of influenza vaccine have been purchased, including 1.35 million doses of QIV...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State Response to Recent Spike in Covid-19 Cases (Resumed) (26 Aug 2020) See 1 other result from this debate

Stephen Donnelly: I will ask for a report specifically on how many weeks or days any delay will be but I can give the Deputy a decent answer on the flu vaccine and what is coming. We have 1.3 million doses on order, which is sufficient for a 90% uptake among the at-risk groups and healthcare workers, all of which will be provided for free. On the specific version referenced by the Deputy, we have 600,000...

Order of Business (30 Apr 2009) See 2 other results from this debate

Michael Ring: ...join a party. We were told it was imminent. When will it come before the House? I support my colleague, Deputy Devins's, request. There should be a debate in the House on this very serious 'flu affecting the world. This country has Fianna Fáil pneumonia but the world has the 'flu. RTE and every radio programme are discussing it. The House should be told what the Government and the...

Written Answers — National Emergency Plan: National Emergency Plan (28 Mar 2006)

Willie O'Dea: ...2006. Both of these meetings were specifically convened to provide the various Department representatives with updated briefings from the Department of Agriculture and Food with regard to avian flu and from the Department of Health and Children with regard to a possible human flu pandemic. The Department of Agriculture and Food is represented on both the task force and the...

Seanad: Swine Flu Outbreak: Statements (6 May 2009) See 2 other results from this debate

Geraldine Feeney: I welcome the Minister and I thank her for taking time to come to the House this evening. We all woke up on 24 April last and heard the alert that Mexican or H1 N1 flu was here and had been detected in Mexico. It is an indication of the successful job the Minister is doing when one hears the two main Opposition speakers congratulating her Department and the HSE for the great work they have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Mar 2018) See 1 other result from this answer

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 611 to 615, inclusive, together. The HSE developed a significantly augmented Flu Plan for 2017-18 with the primary focus on increasing vaccination rates among healthcare workers and at risk groups. Vaccination is regarded as one of the safest and most cost-effective of all health care interventions. The HSE launched their influenza immunisation campaign for...

Order of Business. (31 Jan 2006)

Trevor Sargent: ...the publication of the Bill to give us the opportunity to debate this and other major issues? The second promised Bill relates to the urgent matter of our European neighbours' attitude to bird flu, where they are searching people coming into airports and ports for food. The animal health Bill would suggest a level of urgency about this matter, but there is no publication date for that...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021: Motion (6 Oct 2021)

Seán Kyne: ...to respect it. Out of an abundance of caution, we must ensure these measures are available and can be easily put in place if required. As I stated, we all hope they will not be required. The flu vaccine is an issue related to that of vaccine uptake. Ireland has a strong record in the context of the flu vaccine, particularly among older people. One could argue that a lack of hand...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Bernard Durkan: ...from which people suffer with similar characteristics? For instance, one that comes to mind is the human form of brucellosis which has similar characteristics, including a rash and continuous flu symptoms. I might have the flu, but I do not think I have that condition. However, I wonder about it because if we are determining who the experts are, we need to get the information first in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Biodiversity: Engagement with Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (14 Jun 2022)

Christopher O'Sullivan: ...issue, certainly from a biodiversity point of view. There is an agricultural element to this as well in respect of poultry. From the point of view of wild birds and other birdlife, we see avian flu having a devastating impact at the moment. It is wiping out large populations of seabirds, particularly colonies of birds such as gannets. It is having an impact on tern colonies,...