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Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and 2014 Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38: Health
Chapter 13: Irish Blood Transfusion Service Pension Funding (8 Oct 2015)

Áine Collins: Those who were involved in the hepatitis C scheme and other vaccination schemes had to wait a long time. There is also an issue in respect of narcolepsy, which resulted from the vaccine given for swine 'flu. The lives of some young people and families have been transformed and they are waiting for support from the Department. This is a huge burden on families as they need extra support to...

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and 2014 Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38: Health
Chapter 13: Irish Blood Transfusion Service Pension Funding (8 Oct 2015)

..., the first requirement is to try to establish a linkage between people and the vaccine. Work was undertaken internationally and in Ireland to try to identify the association between people with narcolepsy, mostly young people, and those who had taken the vaccine. An association was found. There was a further requirement to prove causality, which is very hard to do because somebody may...

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and 2014 Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38: Health
Chapter 13: Irish Blood Transfusion Service Pension Funding (8 Oct 2015)

...that to determine the merits of the argument so I do not want to prejudge that. In any event, what we try to do is tackle the underlying issues around services because in terms of people who have narcolepsy, other issues the Deputy flagged, a medical condition or who require other supports, the first thing we should do is try to address that as the most immediate need, and we are seeking...