Results 1-5 of 5 for flu speaker:Dara Calleary
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2018)
Dara Calleary: ...is 18 October but we have yet to see details of the winter initiative or the ongoing capacity review. Have the 600 or so beds promised by the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, amid the usual flurry of spin and public relations, actually been delivered? The evidence suggests they have not. We have oceans of promises and spin, yet 10,000 people aged 75 and over have been left for more...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Jan 2018)
Dara Calleary: 137. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE only delivers flu vaccines to pharmacies on a fortnightly basis; his views on whether this is sufficient in view of the recent outbreak; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2307/18]
- Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2015)
Dara Calleary: ...to take specific action to avoid these delays? They should not be happening at any time of the year but especially early in the winter when there is no pressure on the system in terms of colds, flu and other winter illnesses. How many more people are going to be left on trolleys for hours on end?
- Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Sep 2015)
Dara Calleary: ...the opportunity to discuss this matter this evening. Earlier, the House was discussing the Marriage Equality Bill which was an example of where politics works and of how the House has managed to influence and change society. However, I have lost count of the number of Private Members' motions we have tabled on health during the current Dáil. The one thing I am sure of is that the...
- Hospital Services: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jan 2015)
Dara Calleary: ...? What is the timescale for reducing the delays in processing fair deal applications in order to ensure there is space within the system at the beginning of February, when admissions tend to spike, or in the event of a flu outbreak? If there are 600 people on trolleys, it will be more difficult to deal with a major outbreak of some sort of winter disease. I would like to make similar...