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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Martin Conway: That is great, and I might engage with Dr. Henry directly on that in the coming weeks. On another question, Dr. Henry might give us an update on how the HPV and flu vaccination programmes are going, although it is probably too early with regard to the flu vaccination. In addition, does he have any further update on the Covid vaccination programme?

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: Health Services Staff (9 Mar 2023)

Martin Conway: ...would push forward the role pharmacists play in this country. Pharmacists are totally underutilised in relieving the pressures on the front line, particularly in general practice. Of all the flu vaccines administered last year, 30% were given in pharmacies. That percentage could be much higher and, in addition, there are many other vaccines and tests pharmacists could administer. A...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: The Role of Pharmacy Care in the Healthcare System: Irish Pharmacy Union (8 Mar 2023)

Martin Conway: Roughly how many pharmacies provide the flu vaccine?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Martin Conway: On the flu vaccine and the low uptake among those under ten years of age in particular and in children in general, is that a source of concern? If it is, how does the HSE propose to address it? Is it possible to do so? I hope that it is. What are the HSE's plans to deal with it in the immediate term?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Martin Conway: I am always astounded by the low level of take-up of the flu vaccine among healthcare workers. What are the latest figures on that? Are there campaigns within the healthcare community to try to get those figures up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: My final question is for Mr. Reid. How are the stocks of the flu vaccine this year and how are we doing with stocks of Covid-19 vaccines? Will he reassure people about the flu vaccine? There was a problem with it last year and, obviously, the Covid-19 vaccines are very important.

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: Covid-19 and the New Measures (Health): Statements (1 Dec 2021)

Martin Conway: ...reasoning behind the HSE letting those staff go? Now the HSE is under pressure to try to re-recruit staff. Those people could have been kept on. There was plenty of work for them to do on the flu vaccine, the HPV vaccine and other work. I am just interested to know what the logic or reasoning behind letting those people go was because it should not have happened. It saddens me to say...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Oct 2021)

Martin Conway: ...that will reopen on Friday, after 19 long months, the very best. I hope it will go smoothly, carefully and safely. On health issues, the hospitals in Galway and Limerick are very overcrowded.We also know the flu vaccination season had begun. While I welcome the Government's announcement that it will extend the remit of those who can receive free flu vaccines, we need to go further. We...

Seanad: Sláintecare Implementation: Statements (19 Oct 2021)

Martin Conway: ...achieved enormous success in the vaccination programme, with 92% of the population fully vaccinated against Covid-19. I spoke today on the Order of Business on this issue. I am still concerned that we are still charging people for the flu vaccine, which seems to be penny wise and pound foolish. The flu vaccine should be available to every member of the population free of charge. In...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Martin Conway: ...is that in the past week or two, there have been reports of 82 people waiting on trolleys and the winter has not even begun yet. What is going to happen in November, December and January, when the flu peak usually happens post-Christmas and early into the new year? If there are 82 people on trolleys now, what way is it going to be in January?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Vaccination Programme (28 Sep 2021)

Martin Conway: ...network of vaccination centres that have delivered the Covid-19 vaccine very effectively. We need to see if other vaccines can be delivered through that network, now that the centres are up and running. The flu vaccine is an obvious one, as is the HPV vaccine. I have raised this matter before. I would like to know if any of the vaccination centres have been used. If so, I ask for some...

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (26 Jan 2021)

Martin Conway: ...come back to me at a later stage. I would like to know the logic behind not permitting pharmacists to vaccinate the over-70s when it comes to the Covid-19 vaccine? They have been providing the flu jab for years. What is the rationale or reasoning behind not allowing pharmacists to inject the over-70s? Speaking of pharmacists, I think the actions of a former colleague of this House,...

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

Martin Conway: I wish to have a debate on health, specifically general health with regard to vaccines, and the flu vaccine in particular. It is regrettable to have a situation where there is mixed messaging emerging about the flu vaccine. We are told by the HSE and the Department of Health that there is an adequate amount of the vaccine, but the circumstantial evidence throughout the country is that there...

Seanad: Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 and Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020: Motions (22 Oct 2020)

Martin Conway: ...not be brought through these Houses except for the public health emergency. It is a once-in-a-generation situation and we have not had such an emergency in close to 100 years, since the Spanish flu. We are here in a time of crisis that we wish we were not in. The good that is coming out of this is that people do pull together. The goodness, strength of character and determination of...