Results 101-120 of 235 for lyme disease

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Classification (15 May 2018) See 2 other results from this answer

Eamon Scanlon: ...for Health his views on the recent case in Northern Ireland in which 2,500 persons have been recalled over concerns regarding incorrect diagnoses of multiple sclerosis instead of neurological Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20830/18]

Seanad: Order of Business (3 May 2018) See 1 other result from this debate

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I second Senator Mark Daly's amendment to the Order of Business. It is crucial that the Minister should come to the House to discuss the relevant matter. I acknowledge the many Lyme disease patients from across Ireland who gathered outside Leinster House with their families and friends to highlight the plight of Irish sufferers of Lyme and tick-borne co-infections. We should do more to...

Order of Business (1 May 2018) See 1 other result from this debate

Michael Healy-Rae: The Taoiseach is aware that people came from all over the country today to protest and raise the issue of Lyme disease. I raise this under the commitment in the programme for Government with regard to the health of the people of our nation. The Taoiseach is aware that people suffering from Lyme disease have been let down by successive Governments. I am asking for the HSE to give proper...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases (26 Apr 2018)

Eamon Scanlon: 125. To ask the Minister for Health the dates the health protection surveillance centre has designated Lyme disease awareness week 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18334/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases (24 Apr 2018) See 1 other result from this answer

Peadar Tóibín: 398. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for improvements in the diagnostic testing and treatment for Lyme disease here; and his further plans to meet with representatives of the organisation that represents persons with the condition here. [17792/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (19 Apr 2018) See 2 other results from this answer

John McGuinness: 49. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement a similar practice to that in Germany for the detection and treatment of Lyme disease; his plans to improve follow-up care for persons following diagnosis; his views on whether current training for doctors is adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17059/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (17 Apr 2018) See 3 other results from this answer

Niamh Smyth: 981. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to implement a similar practice to that in Germany for the detection and treatment of Lyme disease; his further plans to improve follow up care for persons following diagnosis; his views on whether current training for doctors is adequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16503/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (17 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 989. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 174 of 14 December 2016 and 227 of 24 May 2017, the status of the work of the Lyme borreliosis subcommittee; his plans to update processes for the detection and treatment of Lyme disease; his further plans to improve follow up care for persons following diagnosis; his views on whether training for doctors is adequate...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Awareness (17 Apr 2018) See 1 other result from this answer

Eamon Scanlon: 1003. To ask the Minister for Health when the Lyme disease subcommittee of the scientific advisory committee of the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, HPSC, will publish its report on the possible ways of raising awareness regarding the disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16634/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (17 Apr 2018) See 1 other result from this answer

Fiona O'Loughlin: 1010. To ask the Minister for Health the supports in place for persons with Lyme disease. [16651/18]

HPV Vaccine: Motion [Private Members] (28 Mar 2018)

Marc MacSharry: ...us to effectively dismiss those people who are suffering symptoms which they believe are connected in some way to this vaccine. There are other vaccinations like Pandemrix, as well as issues with Lyme disease and so on, around which we could listen more to dissenting voices and do what we can to embrace the needs of those people. The patient information leaflet which accompanies...

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Mar 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: I refer to page 108 of the programme for Government. Lyme disease is the world's fastest growing vector-borne infection. People all over the country, many of whom are radically debilitated and incapacitated as a result, are suffering from it. According to experts, some GPs have a poor level of awareness of the disease and its symptoms, as a result of which the disease is overlooked and...

Topical Issue Matters (21 Mar 2018)

Pat Gallagher: ...due to shortages of staff; (7) Deputy James Lawless - the need to protect our democracy against emerging online threats; (8) Deputy Peadar Tóibín - the development of professional health services for Lyme disease sufferers in Ireland; (9) Deputy Dessie Ellis - to discuss the difficulties faced by refugees in Ireland with regard to the reunification of families from war zones such...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (27 Feb 2018) See 1 other result from this answer

Fiona O'Loughlin: 464. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be an expansion of supports for the victims of Lyme disease in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9800/18]

Topical Issue Debate: National Parks (14 Feb 2018)

John Brassil: ...numerous effects. First are road safety issues, and there are ecology issues for the national park. There are animal welfare issues for the deer and there are health issues, because the area is a Lyme disease hotspot. There are other types of deer, such as sika deer, and there is a risk of the hybridisation of the herd, which nobody wants. A deer management plan is needed for this. It...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (14 Feb 2018) See 1 other result from this answer

Eugene Murphy: 156. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in regard to the inadequacies of the diagnosis, testing and treatment of Lyme disease here since the public rallies on the issue in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7556/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Controls (13 Feb 2018)

Tom Neville: 129. To ask the Minister for Finance if an exemption from custom taxes in respect of the importation of alcohol and herbs (details supplied) for the alternative treatment of Lyme disease will be allowed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6878/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases (13 Feb 2018) See 1 other result from this answer

Seán Fleming: 437. To ask the Minister for Health the support which will be given to persons who have Lyme disease in view of the substantial additional cost persons who have this condition must incur on an ongoing basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7317/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Feb 2018) See 1 other result from this debate

Eamon Scanlon: I will direct my question to the Minister for Health. We have a serious health issue in this country at present with Lyme disease. It is a very debilitating disease for anyone unfortunate enough to have it. Early detection can make a big difference to these people. I understand that at present GPs are not trained to deal with it, but it is crucial that they are brought up to speed on it....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Disease Epidemics (8 Feb 2018) See 4 other results from this answer

Eamon Scanlon: 24. To ask the Minister for Health the training in place for medical professionals to deal with persons diagnosed with Lyme disease or presenting with the symptoms of same; the comparisons between accuracy of tests carried out here and those carried out in the EU and the United Kingdom including tests carried out that have provided negative results and subsequently proved positive; and if he...