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Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government has expanded the provision of seasonal influenza vaccination to all persons in an at-risk group and aged from 6 months up. In addition, the HSE has purchased 600,000 doses of the Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV), which is delivered via nasal drops rather than by injection and is being made available to all children aged from 2 to 12 years old inclusive. This...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2020) See 2 other results from this answer

Seán Sherlock: 1134. To ask the Minister for Health if the possibility of teachers, SNAs and all school staff being offered the flu vaccination free of charge has been examined. [32346/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 1151. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the winter flu vaccination programme; when it is due to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32425/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (3 Nov 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: 1215. To ask the Minister for Health the reason elderly persons or those with underlying health conditions have to wait for weeks to get the flu injection (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32682/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Catherine Murphy: 1257. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a shortage of flu vaccines; and his plans to obtain a supply of same in order for persons that need to and or want to avail of the vaccine this winter season [32806/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Jennifer Whitmore: 1335. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the current waiting lists at general practitioners and pharmacies for persons receiving the flu vaccines; the status of the fourth and final batch of the flu vaccine to be delivered no later than the end of October 2020; if further flu vaccines will be ordered to ensure all those eligible for the flu vaccine are covered;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2020)

Johnny Mythen: 1364. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of supply of child flu vaccinations that have been ordered by pharmacists to be provided within primary school clinics in the south east; his plans to address this shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33366/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Matt Shanahan: 1430. To ask the Minister for Health the supply situation for child flu vaccines presently in reserve stock; the way in which his Department is allocating stock for school inoculation programmes; if his attention has been drawn to significant supply delays at pharmacy level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33748/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (3 Nov 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Regulations, 2020, intended to relieve the pressures on community pharmacies and General Practitioners. There has also been recent engagement with the IPU on pharmacists’ participation in the extended flu vaccination programme. The HSE has established a contingency planning working group with the IPU and Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland to support the implementation of all...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1472. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure all medically-vulnerable persons with serious underlying conditions in the CHO2 area will have access to the flu vaccine; the reason for the extreme shortage of the vaccine at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33925/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Nov 2020)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...within the Irish population. When does Dr. de Gascun expect the vaccine will be in place? How effective will it be and when do we reach a point when the coronavirus becomes like the common flu?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Response to Covid-19: Discussion (28 Oct 2020) See 2 other results from this debate

Vincent P Martin: A more immediate and pressing spotlight is on the flu vaccine. Admittedly there is an increase but the HSE underestimated the uptake of it. In this EU state, we always suffer from overcrowding, particularly at the peak of winter. I know it is a competence for member states but are the witnesses aware of the extent of this shortage and crisis and GPs' concern about their patients in other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Contact Tracing: HSE (28 Oct 2020)

John Lahart: ...on the radio. We now have five weeks left at level 5. How does the HSE propose to use that time to prepare for the next phase? What has it learned from the last phase? I keep referencing the Spanish flu in terms of precedents. I do not think we should forget about it. There was a second wave in October and November and a third surge in March and April. We may predict that. It...

Level 5 Response to Covid-19: Statements (Resumed) (23 Oct 2020) See 1 other result from this debate

Jim O'Callaghan: ...to have a broad perspective that this is a disease that will be with us and we will not be able to eliminate it, in the same way as we have not been able to eliminate other diseases such as the flu, even though we have a vaccine for it. It is always important when discussing how the country is coping with the virus that we do not concentrate exclusively on the cases. As we know,...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (23 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: ...Jim O'Callaghan, Cormac Devlin and John Lahart - to discuss preparedness for Halloween across Dublin under Covid-19 level 5 restrictions; (12) Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú - to discuss access to the flu vaccine for persons at risk; and (13) Deputy Holly Cairns - the need to discuss providing proper remuneration to all student nurses and midwives for mandatory placements in...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2020)

Fintan Warfield: ...bans on evictions for years. As I said in my speech, we urgently need time and space to sort out the private rental market. The Simon Community stressed this measure will give time to get beyond flu season, increase contract tracing and for non-governmental organisations, NGOs, local authorities, the HSE and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to continue to work to...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (23 Oct 2020)

Elisha McCallion: ...lot more in the past few months. We are where we are because we need to protect the health system from being overwhelmed but this is a broken health system, which can barely cope with a normal winter flu surge, never mind a global pandemic. The Government has missed opportunities to make sustainable improvements in the health system through its winter plan and in its budget. We are in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Funding (22 Oct 2020)

Aisling Dolan: ...a move on that quickly the beds would be available. There could be single rooms to handle isolation. The hospital is dealing with infectious patients, be they potential Covid cases or the normal flu, and there is no place to isolate them. I appreciate the commitment of the Minister of State on this. As she will be aware, all public representatives very much support the hospital and...

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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (22 Oct 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Neale Richmond: 183. To ask the Minister for Health when further stocks of the flu vaccine will be received to ensure as many persons can be vaccinated as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32156/20]