Results 1-20 of 115 for flu speaker:Stephen Donnelly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (8 Nov 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1048 and 1049 together. The delivery of the influenza vaccination programme and the COVID 19 vaccination programme have been identified as key priorities in the HSE Winter Plan 2022/2023. Vaccination is proven to be the best protection against COVID19 and influenza and their potentially serious complications. The 2022/23 influenza immunisation programme...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The 2022/23 influenza immunisation programme commenced on 3 October 2022.  The flu vaccine is available free of charge to adults over 65 years, individuals in specified at-risk groups and children aged from 2 to 17 years of age.  This programme ensures that those most vulnerable to the effects of influenza will have access to the flu vaccination without a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (19 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...of new vaccines in Ireland and to keep abreast of changes in the patterns of disease. Therefore, the immunisation schedule will continue to be amended over time. During the 2023/2024 flu season, the flu vaccine is available free of charge to adults over 65 years, individuals in specified at-risk groups and children aged from 2 to 12 years of age. This programme ensures that those most...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (7 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...introduction of new vaccines in Ireland and to keep abreast of changes in the patterns of disease. Therefore, the immunisation schedule will continue to be amended over time. During the 2023/2024 flu season, the flu vaccine is available free of charge to adults over 65 years, individuals in specified at-risk groups and children aged from 2 to 12 years of age. This programme ensures that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (29 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Deliveries of adult flu vaccine to GPs, pharmacies and health care workers (HCWs), commenced on 17 September 2020, a similar timeframe to last year, when deliveries started on 16 September. 1.35 million doses of adult influenza vaccine have been ordered this year. 650,000 doses of adult flu vaccine have been received and 400,000 doses have been, or are in the process of being, delivered...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I understand that a memo issued from the HSE on 16/01/23 to early learning, childcare service providers and schools advising of additional walk-in flu vaccination clinics for all children aged 2 - 17 years. These clinics were set up to increase flu vaccine uptake rates in children in response to rising numbers of flu cases and hospitalisations in the population in general but also...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vaccination Programme (10 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Deputy Bríd Smith for her question. When I received the question, it alarmed me because it suggested something that should not be happening. As a result, I asked for it be looked into. The flu vaccine is free for all healthcare workers working in our public and voluntary hospitals and to all healthcare workers delivering front-line services. It is also available free of charge...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (5 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: 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. NIAC make recommendations on vaccination policy to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: 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. NIAC make recommendations on vaccination policy to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...of new vaccines in Ireland and to keep abreast of changes in the patterns of disease. Therefore, the immunisation schedule will continue to be amended over time. During the 2022/2023 flu season, the flu vaccine is available free of charge to adults over 65 years, individuals in specified at-risk groups and children aged from 2 to 17 years of age. This programme ensures that those most...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Jan 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...of new vaccines in Ireland and to keep abreast of changes in the patterns of disease. Therefore, the immunisation schedule will continue to be amended over time. During the 2023/2024 flu season, the flu vaccine has been available free of charge to adults over 65 years, individuals in specified at-risk groups and children aged from 2 to 17 years of age. This programme ensures that those...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (4 Jul 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: 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. NIAC make recommendations on vaccination policy to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: .... What I can say is that we have pre-ordered just under 18.5 million doses, as the Deputy mentioned. If it is the case that boosters are required next winter or at the same time as the flu vaccination, or maybe this time next year, we would certainly have enough to provide them based on our current orders. However, there is an additional complication, which is that the vaccines may need...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements and Questions and Answers (13 Jan 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I do not know where the flu virus is. I do know that it is not here, which is fantastic, and that the position is the same in other European countries. I am not really qualified to answer the causality on this but my best guess would be a combination of, as the Deputy said, the use of masks, basic infection prevention and control and the biggest flu vaccination programme we have ever had....

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)

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)

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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: 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. NIAC make recommendations on vaccination policy to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The expanded flu vaccination campaign underway represents a substantial advance on the campaigns of previous years. 1.95 million doses of vaccine, about twice as much as was administered last winter, has been procured. This includes 600,000 doses of the vaccine delivered via nasal drops to children aged from 2 -12.  The approach taken by the HSE and the Government is to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (20 Nov 2019)

Stephen Donnelly: 189. To ask the Minister for Health the infection control measures in place in nursing and residential homes to prevent and tackle flu outbreaks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47985/19]