Results 21-40 of 157 for flu speaker:Stephen Donnelly

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pharmacy Services (1 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...at an enhanced role for pharmacists in the current contraceptive scheme, particularly around oral contraction. We are looking at more involvement of pharmacists in the delivery of the seasonal flu vaccine. For all this to work it is essential we have the availability of the appropriate workforce, so work is also underway to assess emerging risks and opportunities with respect to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (30 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 760, 761 and 762 together. The National Influenza Vaccination Programme ensures that those most vulnerable to the effects of influenza have access to vaccination. By providing vaccination to those most at risk, and those most likely to require hospitalisation if they contract influenza, the programme aims to forestall, as far as possible, influenza-related...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mortality Rates (23 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...a daily basis from the General Register Office (GRO). HPSC continues to participate in EuroMOMO for Ireland, a European mortality monitoring activity, aiming to detect and measure excess deaths related to seasonal influenza, pandemics and other public health threats. The HPSC provide an update on estimated excess mortality in their Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report. The latest analysis...

Targeted Investment in the Health Service: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...our health service. As colleagues will be aware, our health service has been through extraordinary challenges. A global pandemic, a cyberattack and a recent winter season like no other, with the flu, Covid and respiratory syncytial virus, RSV, combined to put our health service, patients and health service professionals under extreme pressure. This pressure has been compounded by a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Apr 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...vaccinations, digitally enabling the reimbursement of GPs as an integral part of the data submission for the vaccination. This capability was subsequently extended to support the administration of flu vaccines last winter, eliminating much of the administration overhead associated with the older, paper based process. In recent years we have also seen the introduction of electronic sick...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Immunisation Programme in Ireland, which includes the influenza immunisation programme, is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). The committee's recommendations are based on the prevalence of the relevant disease in Ireland and international best practice in relation to immunisation. NIAC make recommendations on vaccination policy to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mortality Rates (2 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...on a daily basis from the General Register Office (GRO). HPSC continues to participate in EuroMOMO for Ireland, a European mortality monitoring activity, aiming to detect and measure excess deaths related to seasonal influenza, pandemics and other public health threats. The HPSC provide an update on estimated excess mortality in their Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report. The latest...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (2 Mar 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 305 and 306 together. The National Immunisation Programme in Ireland, which includes the influenza immunisation programme, is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). The committee's recommendations are based on the prevalence of the relevant disease in Ireland and international best practice in relation to immunisation....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ukraine War (21 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...public health communications are delivered to refugee populations advising them of how to keep themselves and their families safe from respiratory illnesses across the winter period and how to access Covid and Flu vaccinations. The ‘Keep well in winter’ message resources are available on the HSE Health Protection and Surveillance Centre website. Ireland is also supporting EU...

Seanad: UL Hospitals Group: Motion (1 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Ireland is being seen across Europe. We had three particularly bad days several weeks ago. Some of the high numbers over the winter are due in part to the unprecedented combination of Covid-19, flu and RSV, which is causing emergency department pressures, not only in Ireland but also in some of the best resourced and best-run healthcare systems in Europe. We need to be conscious of that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Advertising (1 Feb 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...designed to support Healthy Ireland objectives and the Healthy Ireland Strategy 2021-2025 have been completed. The Department's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and increased instance of winter viruses such as RSV and Flu in Winter 2022-23 included an advertising campaign for the purposes of promoting the latest public health guidance. The level of advertising spend varies depending upon...

Seanad: Emergency Department Waiting Times and Hospital Admissions: Statements (26 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ..., Germany, Austria, Finland, Switzerland and many more countries. Some of the best-resourced and best-run healthcare services in the world are under intense pressure due to a perfect storm of flu, Covid and respiratory syncytial virus, RSV. At the peak in Ireland in early January, when we had three days in particular with a very high number of patients on trolleys, there were around...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (24 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...A infections. Due to a combination of factors, including the level of respiratory illnesses in the community, a significant increase in demand for medicines used to treat seasonal conditions such as colds and flu has been observed over recent weeks. In some cases, this demand has been 2-3 times the average level seen during the same period in previous years. From discussions with suppliers...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I understand that a memo issued from the HSE on 16/01/23 to early learning, childcare service providers and schools advising of additional walk-in flu vaccination clinics for all children aged 2 - 17 years. These clinics were set up to increase flu vaccine uptake rates in children in response to rising numbers of flu cases and hospitalisations in the population in general but also...

Capacity in the Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...underway in the HSE and established procurement protocols apply; notes that: - our health service, in common with health systems across the northern hemisphere, is under significant pressure due to a combination of influenza, Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); and in the United Kingdom (UK) the Health Secretary has said that England is suffering its worst flu season in a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (18 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Due to a combination of factors, including the level of respiratory illnesses in the community, a significant increase in demand for medicines used to treat seasonal conditions such as colds and flu has been observed over recent weeks. In some cases, this demand has been 2-3 times the average level seen during the same period in previous years. The Department of Health has been advised...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...of new vaccines in Ireland and to keep abreast of changes in the patterns of disease. Therefore, the immunisation schedule will continue to be amended over time. During the 2022/2023 flu season, the flu vaccine is available free of charge to adults over 65 years, individuals in specified at-risk groups and children aged from 2 to 17 years of age. This programme ensures that those most...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Media (14 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Taskforce, to encourage open conversations around menopause to improve women’s health outcomes and experiences of healthcare. - Winter Viruses Preventative Measures (€9,478.61 in 2022): a campaign to communicate the public health messaging on COVID-19, flu and RSV for Winter 2022/2023. 2021 Campaign and platform Spend Healthy Ireland...

Current Issues Affecting the Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (13 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...recruitment, but the motion refers to emergency departments as well. It is not credible to talk about emergency departments pressures without referring to Covid. Combining the numbers for Covid, flu and RSV about a week ago, there were about 800 patients involved. We are seeing significant increases. There are things we can do and are doing. On vaccines, for example, I was happy to...