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Seanad: Covid-19 and the New Measures (Enterprise, Trade and Employment): Statements (7 Dec 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Leo Varadkar: ...decisions we did so based on strong public health advice and three concerns in particular: first, the certainty of increased social mixing as we approach Christmas and the impact that might have; a flu season that we did not experience last year but expect to experience this year and, of course, our immunity to the flu has waned as a consequence of social distancing; and, particularly,...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Dec 2021)

Seán Kyne: ...by €50. Other positive measures that have been introduced include the changes under section 7 of the Finance Bill, which will make it easier and less expensive for employers and businesses to provide the flu vaccine and other health checks to workers by formally exempting the cost of the flu vaccine and other health and well-being benefits from benefit-in-kind taxes. The measure...

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Stephen Donnelly: ...pass. We are working hard to make sure we will have access to the antiviral drugs when they become available. There are very significant protections in place for nursing homes. There is the flu vaccine programme, the winter plan and much more. The combination of the efforts individuals and families are making, the efforts businesses are making and the efforts the Government, the HSE...

Seanad: Covid-19 and the New Measures (Education): Statements (2 Dec 2021)

Tim Lombard: ...two weeks ago. A Covid-19 test was done and the child was out for three days. The children were fine, thanks be to God, but they have lost days on a continuous basis, whether for colds or the flu, because, in fairness, the teachers and management need to be protected. A significant and comprehensive body of work will have to be done for students, particularly those who have come into...

Workplace Ventilation (Covid-19) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Dec 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Danny Healy-Rae: .... The Government will have to address the ventilation systems in schools. It must take that on board and ensure children are not impacted in terms of being vulnerable to getting more bouts of flu, colds or pneumonia. I support that part of the Bill but I need more assistance regarding what will happen or who will pay for these ventilation systems in the workplace.

Seanad: Covid-19 and the New Measures (Health): Statements (1 Dec 2021) See 2 other results from this debate

Martin Conway: ...reasoning behind the HSE letting those staff go? Now the HSE is under pressure to try to re-recruit staff. Those people could have been kept on. There was plenty of work for them to do on the flu vaccine, the HPV vaccine and other work. I am just interested to know what the logic or reasoning behind letting those people go was because it should not have happened. It saddens me to say...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Leo Varadkar: ...the fact that there are many other respiratory illnesses and viruses circulating in the community. With so many people, hundreds of thousands of people every day, experiencing symptoms of cold, flu, Covid-19 and other illnesses, no system in any country could cope with this level of demand. That is the situation we are in now. As is the case during many periods of the pandemic, it is...

Covid-19: New Measures: Statements (24 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: ...it would be so challenging. At the beginning of the pandemic, we had limited information. If we looked at it objectively, we would be able to look at history and the experience of the Spanish flu from 1918 to 1920. We would note that the Spanish flue went on for two years and there were four waves. Although the pandemic has gone on longer than any of us would have hoped, we are in a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (23 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 744. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the recent reports of avian flu on the island of Ireland; if he has spoken with his counterparts in the Northern Ireland on this issue; if he will ensure that they all work closely together on monitoring same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57565/21]

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021) See 2 other results from this debate

Matt Carthy: I have two further questions, which I will ask together. They are distinct, but they impact on my constituency in particular. Unfortunately, there has been an avian flu outbreak in my county. It has affected the turkey flock, which could not have happened at a worse time. Does the Minister envisage a compensation scheme or is he confident that there are measures in place to contain the...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (18 Nov 2021)

Micheál Martin: ...of our environment. If we all contribute to this collective effort, we will keep our society and economy open, we will sustain and maintain our progress and we will keep healthy and safe. The coming winter is anticipated to be particularly challenging for our emergency departments due to the growing prevalence of Covid and the expected return of flu, respiratory syncytial virus, RSV, and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Nov 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: ...bed capacity, community care and mental health. The Minister for Health has been speaking about the significant challenges, notwithstanding the changes announced today. An example is the winter flu vaccine and the role of our community pharmacies and our pharmacies. Yesterday I went into my local pharmacy, O'Connor's, on the Curraheen Road. I rang, got an appointment and was in within...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 Nov 2021) See 2 other results from this answer

Bríd Smith: 511. To ask the Minister for Health if flu jabs will be made available free of charge to medical card holders; if not, the reason those on low incomes will not be eligible for free vaccines especially if cost prohibits uptake when extra pressure on the health service should be avoided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55578/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (11 Nov 2021)

Gino Kenny: 363. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions which will be implemented in the Winter Plan in the areas of managing Covid-19 cases in intensive care units, the flu, elective surgeries and non-elective surgeries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55301/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (9 Nov 2021)

Duncan Smith: ...for Health if he will take steps to ensure that a person (details supplied) who is 88 years of age and who has significant health vulnerabilities receives their booster Covid-19 vaccination and the flu vaccination without any further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54028/21]

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...

Seanad: Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020: Motion (3 Nov 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Annie Hoey: ...Some people are saying that we have to use the measures we are talking about, looking at what happened last winter when numbers increase and it was very difficult. They say we have no choice. The flu will come back this winter. I am getting my flu vaccine next week. We could face an even more detrimental situation in our hospitals. I do not necessarily want to bring this to the...

Extension of Part 3 of the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020: Motion (2 Nov 2021) See 3 other results from this debate

James O'Connor: ...damage and we must consider its importance. Only yesterday there were more than 2,800 cases, with approximately 500 people being treated in our hospitals. We have yet to see the full extent of the winter flu and other pressures that generally come on our health system in the winter months. It is an important point to be made. I hope we will get through the next 12 months with Covid-19...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Nov 2021)

Alan Kelly: ...into a perfect storm because of where we are with Covid. We do not know where we are fully going there. This winter will not be like last winter because we will have other issues such as the flu. It is a perfect storm. This year they are absolutely exhausted - completely exhausted. Last year we rallied but this year I am not sure whether rallying will be enough. The trolley watch...

Statistics (Decade of Centenaries) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Oct 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Martin Kenny: ...and the community in which they lived. Census documents are not just a list of who was in each household; they tell us a lot of other stories as to what impact various events had. The Spanish flu was, of course, another huge event in many parts of the country, not so much in rural areas but very much in the cities and urban areas, where people were much closer together. That is where it...