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An Bille um an Seachtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cearta Geilleagracha, Comhdhaonnacha agus Cultúir), 2018: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution (Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Jan 2021)

Michael McNamara: ...in the Defence Forces. Likewise, the failure to give gardaí a more meaningful voice has damaged morale in An Garda Síochána, and we are all quite aware of how that has played out in terms of blue flu and so on. It is very difficult to coerce people into providing their labour, as the Government recently found out to its detriment. More important, it has also been to the...

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,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Seán Kyne: ...for our current position? Did we misread the threat or virulence of the UK-identified strain? The virus has mutated and new strains have been identified. There are different strains of flu annually so does Dr. Glynn anticipate there will be an annual vaccine for Covid-19 for older people or those with underlying conditions next winter and in following winters? Is this something that we...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Seán Crowe: ...vaccine, why it is safe and why it is necessary. I have heard anecdotal evidence of some healthcare professionals expressing doubts about the vaccine and even about the virus. Covid-19 is not a flu-like virus. One should ask the families of those who are fighting for their lives in ICU wards across the country about the virus, or ask Martin Ward, a nurse in University Hospital Galway...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements and Questions and Answers (13 Jan 2021) See 2 other results from this debate

Michael McNamara: What is the situation regarding the flu virus this year? Does the Minister anticipate that the flu will come here? If it is not here, why is that the case? Is it because people have behaved reasonably responsibly?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Jan 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1064. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nasal spray child flu vaccines administered to date for each of the quantities due to expire on 13 and 14 January and 12 and 15 February 2021; the total cost of the vaccines; the number which have expired without being administered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1680/21]

Covid-19 Task Force: Statements (17 Dec 2020) See 4 other results from this debate

Mattie McGrath: ...been mentioned here as being first for the vaccine. The nursing homes have been treated appallingly. People were sent in by the HSE who had the vaccine. We are told that there were 2 million doses of the flu vaccine. Some 1.4 million doses have been accounted for, which means that 600,000 doses are missing. The HSE has been asked to make a statement in response to these different...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (17 Dec 2020)

Mark Daly: ...notice from Senator Robbie Gallagher of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to make a statement on the supports available to those affected by the avian flu. I have also received notice from Senator Garret Ahearn of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Transport to make a statement on plans to improve Ardfinnan Bridge,...

Impact of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (16 Dec 2020)

Mattie McGrath: ...should use technology like drones. What we need is support for the farmers and the communities. Teachers are in schools with classes of 30. I have an email from a teacher whose son is a type 2 diabetic. She says he has had flu three times in the past month, with open windows in schools. We are forcing the schools to stay open. What happened to the teacher in Claremorris is nothing...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (16 Dec 2020)

Mark Daly: ...from Senator Robbie Gallagher of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to make a statement on the supports available to those affected by the avian flu. I have also received notice from Senator Tim Lombard of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Education to make a statement on the site acquisition for Summercove...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Roll-out of Covid-19 Vaccination: Discussion (16 Dec 2020) See 2 other results from this debate

...to drop a little compared to the very controlled clinical trial situation. Regarding safety, local site reactions and, less commonly, more general shortterm systemic reactions such as fatigue, flu-like symptoms and fever, can be anticipated. These events occurred at increased frequency following the second vaccine dose and were more common in the younger rather than older age groups....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: ...on our behalf. Absolutely no information has been given to Deputies on the amount of public money spent on the development of the vaccine or the indemnity that has been offered. What will happen to the small number of people who suffer as a result of the vaccine, as happened with the swine flu vaccine? The most recent figures on that refer to 123 claims, 113 of which are live and are...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (15 Dec 2020)

Mark Wall: ...from Senator Robbie Gallagher of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to make a statement on the supports available to those affected by the avian flu. I have also received notice from Senator Barry Ward of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the provisions that will be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (15 Dec 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Paul Murphy: 485. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the free flu vaccine scheme to children up to 17 years of age in view of the relatively low rates of take-up of the nasal flu vaccine by children aged two to 12 years of age [42889/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Dec 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ..., inter alia, see an additional 892 acute beds, 484 sub acute beds, 631 additional rehabilitation beds, 4.7 million additional home support hours, additional community based services and an expanded flu vaccination programme to reduce pressure on hospital emergency departments. In view of the scale of the investment it is important that implementation of the Plan is monitored and that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (15 Dec 2020)

David Cullinane: 614. To ask the Minister for Health if those eligible for the free flu vaccine through the HSE immunisation programme will be eligible for reimbursement after HSE procured supplies are exhausted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43462/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (15 Dec 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Róisín Shortall: 619. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nasal spray child flu vaccines administered to date; the date of expiration for the circa 600,000 nasal spray doses bought by the HSE in 2020; the steps he will take to ensure increased uptake before their expiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43468/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vaccination Programme (10 Dec 2020) See 4 other results from this debate

Bríd Smith: ...Minister for Health the reason students in the healthcare sector who are working in public hospitals and on the front line of services during the Covid-19 pandemic are being told they must get the flu vaccination shot and must pay the full cost themselves; if he will arrange for such students to be reimbursed the costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42324/20]

Social Welfare Bill 2020: Second Stage (9 Dec 2020)

Denis Naughten: ...about two vaccine doses taken two weeks apart and six different vaccines floating around. That is a recipe for absolute and utter chaos and we are asking the Health Service Executive to manage it. This is the same organisation that lost 600,000 flu vaccines a few weeks ago and did not know where they were because it has not got the data systems to manage a handful of them. How in God's...

Mental Health Policy: Motion [Private Members] (9 Dec 2020)

Johnny Guirke: First, I thank all the people working in mental health services. Mental health in Ireland has always been treated like a headache, the flu or something a chemist might fix but it is a much bigger issue than that and the signs have been apparent for years. Between 2009 and 2019, we had 5,426 people, 4,370 males and 1,066 females, die as a result of suicide. In fact, one person dies every 21...