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Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2012)

Jim Walsh: ...about it but if it cannot be done without them, then we must be careful. Another issue arises in this case. A woman from my area died in hospital a number of years ago when she contracted MRSA and it subsequently transpired that she picked up that infection from taking a shower. The Halappanavar case is highly emotive but we should remember that every year people die in hospitals in...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)

Michael Mullins: ...hospital doctors do not wash their hands, according to an audit carried out by the HSE. It is particularly disturbing as hand washing protects patients from potentially lethal super-bugs such as MRSA. Some hospitals fare worse than others, with 70% of doctors in Wexford General Hospital not washing their hands, 71.4% of doctors not doing so in St. Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny, and 73.3%...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Acquired Infections (8 Nov 2012)

James Reilly: ...involve antimicrobial resistance (AMR), where the infectious agent is resistant to a treatment to which it was previously sensitive. Current evidence shows that while antimicrobial resistance in MRSA has continued to decline. Over the last five years MRSA infection among people with the infected agent has declined from 40% to 23.5%. However, resistance in other organisms, such as E Coli,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Acquired Infections (6 Nov 2012) See 2 other results from this answer

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases of MRSA and clostridium difficile in hospitals over the last 12 months; the number of cases in 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48385/12]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Services: Nursing Home Services (17 Jul 2012)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 750: To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the Health Service Executive due to patients whose transfer to nursing homes in delayed due to lack of beds and who catch MRSA or similar infections in the acute or general hospitals around the country; the steps he has taken in the past six months to alleviate the backlog and to free up beds for patients recovering from surgery [34502/12]

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (22 May 2012)

Jack Wall: Question 305: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will exempt MRSA suffers from the costs of Section 7 requests under the Freedom of Information Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25496/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Acquired Infections: Hospital Acquired Infections (6 Mar 2012) See 1 other result from this answer

Ciara Conway: Question 575: To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans to put on a statutory footing the 1995 guidelines for the control of MRSA published by his Department; when this will happen; the reason for the delay in implementing these guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12685/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Acquired Infections: Hospital Acquired Infections (14 Feb 2012) See 1 other result from this answer

Patrick Nulty: Question 715: To ask the Minister for Health the frequency and location of MRSA infections in hospitals reported for each year for the past five years to date in 2012; the steps that have been taken to reduce the occurrence of the virus; if a reduction has been achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8189/12]

Hospital Inspections (28 Sep 2011) See 1 other result from this debate

James Reilly: ...when they occur. The HSE's performance indicators at national level continue to demonstrate encouraging improvements in the area of infection prevention and control with the reported incidence of MRSA dropping by 48% between 2006 and 2010. I welcome the appointment earlier this year by the HSE, jointly with the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland, of a national clinical lead on health...

Seanad: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Jul 2011)

John Kelly: ..., 1970s and 1980s a matron ran Roscommon County Hospital. That was the only system people knew. There was one matron; the floors and walls were scrubbed and there were no infections, including MRSA, in the hospital. There were nurses and a consultant. Today there are consultants, directors of nursing, assistant directors of nursing, clinical nurse managers, grade 3, clinical nurse...

Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (7 Jul 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: ...as operations and diagnosis. We often get the impression that this is a one-way street and things can only be moved into the centre. I am not a doctor; the Minister is. If there is a problem with MRSA in hospitals, the more people who are brought in unnecessarily to huge conglomerations of people, the greater the risk of infection. Therefore, limiting the time people spend and need for...

Written Answers — Hospital Acquired Infections: Hospital Acquired Infections (30 Jun 2011) See 1 other result from this answer

Bernard Durkan: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health the number of reported incidents of MRSA or similarly transmittable infections that have been reported throughout public and private hospitals in each of the past five years to date; the degree to which action has been taken to tackle the problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18158/11]

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (23 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: .... Ireland is not unique in this regard and tackling HCAIs here continues to be a priority for the Government and for the Health Service Executive (HSE). Healthcare associated infection, including MRSA, is a challenge for all health systems across the world as healthcare becomes more intensive, complex and invasive. In 2007, the HSE launched its strategy "Say No To Infection" for...

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (21 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: .... Ireland is not unique in this regard and tackling HCAIs here continues to be a priority for the Government and for the Health Service Executive (HSE). Healthcare associated infection, including MRSA, is a challenge for all health systems across the world as healthcare becomes more intensive, complex and invasive. In 2007, the HSE launched its strategy "Say No To Infection" for...

Written Answers — Infectious Disease Control: Infectious Disease Control (15 Jun 2011)

James Reilly: ...care facilities had signed up to the initiative which demonstrates Irish health care personnel's commitment to the control and eradication of HCAIs. I note the decrease of 40% in the number of MRSA cases reported between 2006 and 2009, and the fact that preliminary figures for 2010 indicate that this downward trend is continuing. I am satisfied that significant steps are being taken to...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)

Fidelma Healy Eames: .... I am delighted to hear that the Minister has an open mind on this area. Today I received a telephone call from young woman who is a disabled professional and is still working. She developed MRSA in a hospital seven or eight years ago and was left paralysed on the left side of her body and has lost her sight in one eye. The universal social charge has meant her income has reduced by...

Written Answers — Hospital Acquired Infections: Hospital Acquired Infections (11 Nov 2010) See 1 other result from this answer

Bernard Durkan: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of incidents of MRSA or clostridium difficile reported in each of the past five years and to date in 2010; the number of incidents relating to public and private institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42355/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Acquired Infections: Hospital Acquired Infections (5 Oct 2010) See 1 other result from this answer

Ruairi Quinn: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in designing and implementing modern hygiene practices in hospitals in order to reduce and eradicate MRSA and other infections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34688/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Acquired Infections: Hospital Acquired Infections (8 Jul 2010)

Mary Harney: The number of claims lodged with the State Claims Agency per year as the result of patients alleging the contraction of hospital acquired infections (such as MRSA/C-Difficile) since the inception of the Clinical Indemnity Scheme in 2002, is as follows: Year Claim Count 2004 7 2005 10 2006 21 2007 45 2008 45 2009 23 2010 (To Date) 8 Total 159 Twenty-two cases have been concluded to...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage (30 Jun 2010)

Mary Harney: ...will take into account costs in respect of the number of items being prescribed. There is no doubt that we have a high level of antibiotic prescribing. This has contributed to our high levels of MRSA and other health service-acquired infections in recent years in comparison with the Netherlands, where the level of prescribing is relatively low. Everyone on a long-term illness card will...