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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Infectious Diseases (15 Jul 2025)

Nessa Cosgrove: ...for those who contract it. Early symptoms include a bullseye-type rash around the site of the bite. It is not unusually sore or itchy, but it can increase in size. Other symptoms include flu-like symptoms, headaches, sore throats and stiffness. These can become more severe if symptoms persist. Due to the similarity of these symptoms with other illnesses, Lyme disease is not always...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Artificial Intelligence (10 Jul 2025)

Martin Heydon: ...Predicting the likelihood of TB outbreaks. Research & Development €0 Deep Learning Image analysis for identifying species susceptible to H5N1 (Bird flu). Research & Development €0 Customer Segmentation Customer Segmentation analysis for developing Agri-Food policies. ...

Select Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
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Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
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Vote 24 - Justice (Further Revised) (24 Jun 2025)

Alan Kelly: ...allowances have been upgraded, such as the training allowance, although it is still not enough. Is this issue going to be dealt with? Are we going to have the embarrassing situation where An Garda Síochána is effectively doing a blue flu during our six-month EU Presidency? I want to ask the Minister about the assessment of CBRN, which for people watching refers to chemical,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (10 Jun 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...delivering vaccines to the public. Pharmacists are trusted and are one of the most accessible healthcare professionals. Since 2011, pharmacists have been empowered to administer the seasonal influenza vaccine, with legislation subsequently amended to include the pneumococcal, shingles, and COVID-19 vaccines. Over 1000 pharmacies currently offer vaccine services. Supports are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Jun 2025) See 1 other result from this answer

Roderic O'Gorman: 1564. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing the enhanced flu vaccination specifically to people aged 65 years and older with a respiratory condition such as asthma in the 2025/2026 flu season; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30210/25]

Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (28 May 2025)

Cathy Bennett: ...in their communities see decreased business and suffer too. This contributes to insolvencies. When workers attend work if they are ill and know they should not have to, this only contributes to the spread of flu and other illnesses. Does that not contribute to the strain on our health services and GP offices? What of the promise to end discriminatory sub-minimum youth pay rates? We...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (8 Apr 2025)

Mattie McGrath: ...the Cervical Check national screening programme, announced in Budget 2025, can be extended to those who received settlements after developing the sleep disorder narcolepsy from the Pandemrix swine flu vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16710/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (8 Apr 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The National Influenza Vaccination Programme ensures that those most vulnerable to the effects of influenza have access to the flu vaccine, free of charge. By providing vaccination to those most at risk, and those most likely to require admission to hospital should they contract influenza, the programme aims to prevent, as far as possible, the need for influenza-related hospital admissions,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Animal Diseases (2 Apr 2025)

Martin Heydon: On the point on our island status, I have collaborated very closely with my counterpart Andrew Muir in Stormont, who has responsibility on his side of the Border, be it in respect of avian flu, the potential risk of FMD or, as the Deputy mentioned in her original question, bluetongue. Bluetongue is prevalent in England and is it a very major concern for us as we head into the time of year...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Cancer Services (1 Apr 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue: 816. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that terminal cancer patients are being deprioritised for life-saving and urgent treatment in accident and emergency in favour of flu patients, given the critical nature of their condition and the urgency of their care needs; if she will commit to a review of this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15765/25]

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Mar 2025)

Fiona O'Loughlin: ...public health interventions we have available to us. It is vitally important for protecting the health of our population. We are, of course, very familiar with the Covid vaccinations and the flu vaccination. Those are the two most common adult vaccinations apart from the ones children get. Approximately 286 vaccines are in production now. We have quite a bit of information about the...

Seanad: International Women's Day - Women's Health: Statements (5 Mar 2025)

Rónán Mullen: ...brief. I also thank Senator Stephenson for introducing me to the concept of medical gaslighting. There are several women in my life who like to accuse me from time to time of merely having man flu and I now have the perfect repose. More seriously, I have three points. We should of course have a broader and indeed longer debate covering not just women's health but other issues. Since...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (27 Feb 2025)

Peadar Tóibín: 336. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures currently in place to protect poultry flocks from an outbreak of avian flu; the measures that will be put in place should an outbreak of flu occur; and the compensation or support that is available to flock owners should culling become necessary. [8694/25]

The Future of Healthcare for Longer, Healthier Lives: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: ...to track their medication. The idea is this will be a single point of information. If you can do your shopping and your banking on it, you should really be able to look after your own health on your own phone and using the technology everybody in this House has. For example, I can see on this my flu and Covid-19 vaccination records and I am horrified by the gap between my vaccinations...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (20 Feb 2025)

John Lahart: 298. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to make a comprehensive statement with regard to avian, bird flu in general; Irelands preparedness for the disease; and cross-Border measures in relation to same given recent incidents in Northern Ireland of bird flu. [6865/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Artificial Intelligence (20 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: ...following AI projects are used within the Department, for research and analysis purposes.Predicting the likelihood of TB outbreaks.Image analysis for identifying species susceptible to H5N1 (Bird flu).Customer Segmentation analysis for developing Agri-Food policies.Analysis for identifying risk factors for Microbial Food Safety.Analysing content to produce IT documentation.Automatically...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Artificial Intelligence (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: ...following AI projects are used within the Department, for research and analysis purposes.Predicting the likelihood of TB outbreaks.Image analysis for identifying species susceptible to H5N1 (Bird flu).Customer Segmentation analysis for developing Agri-Food policies.Analysis for identifying risk factors for Microbial Food Safety.Analysing content to produce IT documentation.Automatically...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Artificial Intelligence (6 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: ...within the department, for research and analysis purposes, currently use Artificial Intelligence.Predicting the likelihood of TB outbreaks.Image analysis for identifying species susceptible to H5N1 (Bird flu).Customer Segmentation analysis for developing Agri-Food policies.Analysis for identifying risk factors for Microbial Food Safety.Analysing content to produce IT...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (5 Feb 2025) See 1 other result from this answer

Sinéad Gibney: 1269. To ask the Minister for Health the number of routine hospital treatments between September 2024 and December 2024 that were delayed as a result of high flu and respiratory cases in hospitals, by hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3287/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Nov 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Bernard Durkan: As we come into the middle of the winter, a most severe time for colds and flus, a special effort might be made to ensure that people, particularly the vulnerable, who may have been through Covid or have had flu experiences, will avail of opportunities to get their shots for Covid and flu as soon as possible.