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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (18 Jan 2024)

Pauline Tully: ...heavy caseloads, she ended up quite ill herself and had to take time off because she was so worn down. Cavan General Hospital, like all hospitals, is currently facing issues because of high flu and Covid numbers. Advisories have been issued to stay away from the emergency department if at all possible and I am concerned about that. While I know the hospital is not referring to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Nov 2021)

Pauline Tully: ...Doctor on Call, whose doctor refused to see the child and told the parents to bring the child to accident and emergency. Our hospitals are under enough pressure as it is, between Covid and flu. Many people are telling me that it is impossible to get a doctor's appointment at the moment. This issue has to be dealt with in some way. I suggest that an antigen test could suffice in this...

Caring for Carers: Motion [Private Members] (31 Mar 2021)

Pauline Tully: ...tremendously difficult year, when the invaluable work carers do could be recognised by their inclusion in the prioritisation groups for vaccination, they are left out again. Every year, when the winter flu jab is administered to elderly and medically vulnerable people, family carers are offered the vaccine at the same time. Why could that not be done in the case of the Covid vaccine? It...

Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)

Pauline Tully: ...I wonder how the figure was devised. There are 723 post-primary schools and this equates to approximately 1.5 teachers per school. If teachers are being advised not to attend work if they have flu-like symptoms, that figure will not be enough. While I welcome the additional posts, are there sufficient teachers in the country to fill the posts? Teachers of Irish, French and mathematics,...