Results 141-160 of 235 for lyme disease

Topical Issue Matters (22 Jun 2017)

John Lahart: ...1) Deputy Catherine Murphy - the plight of homeless families being accommodated in a derelict and dangerous hotel in Dublin; (2) Deputy Gino Kenny - access to eculizumab for the treatment of Degos disease; (3) Deputy Carol Nolan - the cuts to the number of home help hours in County Offaly; (4) Deputy Thomas Byrne - the plans to upgrade the N2 from Kilmoon to Ashbourne, County Meath; (5)...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases (21 Jun 2017) See 1 other result from this answer

Gino Kenny: 96. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease here needs to be improved substantially to improve the lives of the many sufferers here; his further views on the fact that in other jurisdictions there are much more advanced and reliable blood tests which should be introduced here in place of the current unreliable ELISA test; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases (21 Jun 2017)

Simon Harris: Lyme disease is diagnosed by medical history and physical examination. The infection is confirmed by blood tests which look for antibodies produced by an infected person's body in response to the infection. These normally take several weeks to develop and may not be present in the early stages of the disease. The standard approach to Lyme diagnostics is a two-stage approach and involves...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases (21 Jun 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 192. To ask the Minister for Health the name, contact details and the location in which persons can be tested for Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29160/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Awareness (20 Jun 2017) See 3 other results from this answer

Jim O'Callaghan: 1118. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a public health programme on Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26950/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (20 Jun 2017) See 11 other results from this answer

Catherine Connolly: 1016. To ask the Minister for Health the system for identifying Lyme disease; the treatment options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26573/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (20 Jun 2017) See 2 other results from this answer

Tommy Broughan: 1174. To ask the Minister for Health if his officials will meet with representatives of a group (details supplied); if he is examining the way in which sufferers of Lyme disease can be supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27169/17]

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (14 Jun 2017)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...before this Dáil by me, Deputy Mattie McGrath and our group, and all of the people who were here supported it. People are waiting for a life-saving drug, Respreeza. People are suffering from Lyme disease. The Taoiseach-elect can help them. There are commitments in the programme for Government including an liquefied natural gas, LNG, project for north Kerry. That has to be...

Questions on Promised Legislation (31 May 2017)

Danny Healy-Rae: ...Department of Health. A group of people protested outside the gates of Leinster House yesterday to say they are not being treated fairly or being treated at all. They are people presenting with Lyme disease. This disease is becoming more prevalent, in particular in County Kerry because of the considerable number of deer there. These people are saying that they can only get treatment...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2017) See 1 other result from this debate

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Leader may have spotted a number of families standing outside the building today. They seek to raise awareness of Lyme disease. In my own county of Donegal as many as 60 persons have come forward to highlight the fact that they have been diagnosed with Lyme disease. There is resistance in the community of medical professionals to acknowledge the prevalence of Lyme disease as a real...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Training (30 May 2017)

Billy Kelleher: 385. To ask the Minister for Health if general practitioners and other medical professionals receive regular training on Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25269/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (30 May 2017) See 1 other result from this answer

Brendan Griffin: 433. To ask the Minister for Health if the western blot test will be used to test persons for Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25472/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (30 May 2017) See 1 other result from this answer

Shane Cassells: 488. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to initiate a HSE care programme for persons with Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25854/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Awareness (25 May 2017) See 1 other result from this answer

John Brassil: 165. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that will be taken by his Department to raise awareness of Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25061/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (25 May 2017) See 2 other results from this answer

John Brassil: 166. To ask the Minister for Health the supports in place for persons diagnosed with Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25062/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (24 May 2017)

Simon Harris: The Scientific Advisory Committee of the HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has established a Lyme Borreliosis Sub-Committee, the aim of which is to develop strategies to undertake primary prevention in order to minimise the harm caused by Lyme Borreliosis in Ireland. In addition to staff from the HPSC, the membership of the Sub-Committee includes specialists in Public Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (23 May 2017) See 1 other result from this answer

Peadar Tóibín: 481. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to produce a funded care path for persons who are suffering from Lyme disease (details supplied). [24310/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Disease Awareness (18 May 2017) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael Healy-Rae: 186. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding Lyme disease. [23639/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Awareness (18 May 2017) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael Healy-Rae: 192. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to increase awareness of Lyme disease in view of recent protests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23638/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Disease Incidence (17 May 2017) See 3 other results from this answer

Carol Nolan: 209. To ask the Minister for Health the reason tests in German laboratories for the detection of Lyme disease are not recognised here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23407/17]