Results 1-20 of 235 for lyme disease

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

John Lahart: I am not trying to offend either the previous speakers or the current ones. I am really trying to learn something. I think the previous speakers' fear is that it gets put with ME, Lyme disease and other things where some GPs and practitioners say it is all in people's heads and there is no evidence for any of this, despite the weight of evidence. There is something going on here all right...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Role of Disabled Persons Organisations and Self Advocacy in Providing Equal Opportunities under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Implementation: Discussion (8 Apr 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

...Matters for the invitation to attend here today and discuss our role in self-advocacy under the UNCRPD. We are here to provide an insight based on our lived experiences that patients with Lyme disease and co-infections are adequately represented and treated in a timely manner while adhering to international best practice. We feel strongly that there needs to be greater awareness of Lyme...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2023)

Danny Healy-Rae: ...In the domain in Killarney they are knocking over rubbish bins. They are emanating from the national park and forests, many of which are State owned. The number of deer has resulted in a rise in Lyme disease because they are carriers. Many people do not report accidents. Farmers' crops and grasses have been ravaged by these fellows. Given the cost of fertiliser, life is unbearable for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Oct 2023)

Mick Barry: 562. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to improve the early diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44038/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Danny Healy-Rae: ...at the present time, especially in national parks, whereby fallen timber cannot be removed? It is supposed to be left there to rot. Are they also aware that this is where the insect that spreads Lyme disease thrives? That has harmed and hurt so many people who have visited our forests. I just want the Ministers to answer this question. Are they aware that is happening?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (13 Jul 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

David Stanton: ...Minister for Health the action, if any, his Department is taking to raise awareness amongst those in an agricultural setting with respect to the dangers posed by tick bites potentially leading to Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34675/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (11 Jul 2023)

Holly Cairns: 856. To ask the Minister for Health the measures his Department is taking to improve the awareness and treatment of Lyme disease in Ireland. [34393/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

David Stanton: I was recently conducted by a woman who is suffering awfully from Lyme disease. At this time of year, there are far more ticks and so on in the woods. She wants to know if the Government will work to increase awareness of ticks, bites from ticks and so on, what to do if it happens and how to prevent it. Tick Talk Ireland has done great work in that regard and the Health Protection...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Danny Healy-Rae: Lyme disease is causing fierce problems for many people in County Kerry. It is not even recognised by the Department of Health as a disease, never mind providing treatment for it. Many people have to travel abroad for treatment, to Germany and the USA, at a massive cost. Councillor Maura Healy-Rae brought a motion to Kerry County Council before Christmas last year and she was supported by...

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

Holly Cairns: 782. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to improve the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24351/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Vaccination Programme (20 Apr 2023)

Denis Naughten: ...The reality is that vaccination compensation schemes boost public confidence in respect of successful vaccination programmes. Vaccination programmes are vital to maintain herd immunity against a range of diseases. In respect of the emerging academic evidence on post-viral chronic conditions such as long Covid, ME, chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (18 Apr 2023) See 2 other results from this answer

Holly Cairns: 1473. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to improve the diagnosis capacity and treatment of Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16834/23]

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

Michael Healy-Rae: 1705. To ask the Minister for Health if matters in relation to Lyme's disease (details supplied) will be examined and addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17856/23]

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

Kathleen Funchion: 1468. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of a national treatment centre for suffers of Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13627/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (25 Jan 2023)

Verona Murphy: 165. To ask the Minister for Health the specific training that is available to general practitioners for the identification and treatment of Lyme disease; the awareness campaigns that will be in place for 2023 in regard to Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3455/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (18 Jan 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Pearse Doherty: 1432. To ask the Minister for Health if the supplementary medications and treatment required for chronic Lyme disease will be covered by the general medical scheme and the drug treatment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1244/23]

Long Covid Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (9 Nov 2022)

Gino Kenny: ...that people in this situation must be listened to and supported. This is the main thing in this debate. For too long those with illnesses such as fibromyalgia, myalgic encephalomyelitis, ME, or Lyme disease have been largely dismissed as having something that is largely in their own heads and been told they should just get on with things. Obviously, this is not the case by any means....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Oct 2022)

Duncan Smith: 717. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to help persons with Lyme disease; the HSEs strategy on the disease given the increase in persons being diagnosed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53588/22]

Summer Economic Statement: Statements (14 Jul 2022)

John McGuinness: ...has to provide documentation relevant to that which will cost it the best part of €4 million, yet it will not turn around and resolve that issue. It is an issue that has gone on for far too long. As regards the Lyme disease issue, people have been outside the gates for as long as I have been a Member of the House and to this day they are not being recognised. The laboratories in...