Results 81-100 of 230 for narcolepsy

Topical Issue Debate: Vaccination Programme (1 Jul 2015) See 1 other result from this debate

Kathleen Lynch: I thank Deputy Stanton for raising this issue as it provides me with an opportunity to update the House on the matter. It is a serious issue. I acknowledge the impact on those diagnosed with narcolepsy who had previously received a pandemic influenza vaccine as well as the impact on their families. As Deputies are aware, immunisation is a simple and effective way of protecting children...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (28 Nov 2012) See 2 other results from this answer

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 244 and 245 together. The association between Pandemic vaccination and an increased risk of narcolepsy in children/adolescents is acknowledged in the epidemiological report of the National Narcolepsy Study Steering Committee. However, causation has not been established. My priority is to ensure that children/adolescents affected by narcolepsy with symptom...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (14 May 2013) See 1 other result from this answer

James Reilly: I engage with many Departments on a wide range of health issues. However, my priority in this area, is to ensure that those affected by narcolepsy, with symptom onset post pandemic vaccination are provided with a range of services and supports to meet their health needs. The Health Service Executive has responsibility for health service delivery and at my request the HSE developed a range...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (28 May 2013) See 1 other result from this answer

James Reilly: I am pleased to inform the Deputies that there are a number of supports in place for persons diagnosed with narcolepsy following pandemic vaccination. My priority is to ensure that those affected by narcolepsy, with symptom onset post pandemic vaccination are provided with a range of services and supports to meet their health needs. The Health Service Executive has responsibility for health...

Topical Issue Debate: Narcolepsy Issues (13 Dec 2016) See 4 other results from this debate

Finian McGrath: I thank Deputy Michael D'Arcy for raising this very important issue and for allowing me the opportunity to give an update to the House on the matter. I acknowledge the impact of narcolepsy on all people who have been diagnosed with it. In particular, I am aware of a specific group of individuals who claim to have developed narcolepsy as a result of receiving pandemic vaccine during the 2009...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Feb 2013) See 1 other result from this answer

James Reilly: ...have met with the relevant advocacy group on a number of occasions, to address their concerns and to outline the services available. My priority is to ensure that children/adolescents affected by narcolepsy with symptom onset post pandemic vaccination are provided with services and supports to meet their health needs. The HSE and the Department of Education and Skills together provide a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 Jan 2013) See 2 other results from this answer

James Reilly: ...Education and Skills have met with SOUND on a number of occasions, to address their concerns and to outline the services available. My priority is to ensure that children/adolescents affected by narcolepsy with symptom onset post pandemic vaccination are provided with services and supports to meet their health needs. The HSE and the Department of Education and Skills together provide a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 May 2014) See 1 other result from this answer

James Reilly: The HSE and the Department of Education and Skills continue to provide a range of services and supports to individuals diagnosed with narcolepsy following pandemic vaccination regardless of age, on an ex gratiabasis. These services and supports which are co-ordinated by the HSE National Advocacy Unit are intended to provide that individuals receive tailored assistance to address their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Narcolepsy Issues (30 Sep 2014) See 2 other results from this answer

Leo Varadkar: The Health Service Executive and the Department of Education and Skills continue to provide a range of services and supports to individuals diagnosed with narcolepsy following pandemic vaccination regardless of age, on an ex-gratia basis. These services and supports which are co-ordinated by the HSE National Advocacy Unit are intended to provide that individuals receive tailored assistance...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Narcolepsy Issues (7 Oct 2014) See 2 other results from this answer

Leo Varadkar: The HSE and the Department of Education and Skills continue to provide a range of services and supports to individuals diagnosed with narcolepsy following pandemic vaccination regardless of age, on an ex-gratia basis. These services and supports which are co-ordinated by the HSE National Advocacy Unit are intended to provide that individuals receive tailored assistance to address their...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Vaccination Programme (26 Mar 2013) See 4 other results from this answer

James Reilly: ..., together. Both myself and officials from my Department, the Health Service Executive and the Department of Education and Skills have met with SOUND, the advocacy group for those diagnosed with narcolepsy following pandemic vaccination, on a number of occasions, to address their concerns and to outline the services available. My priority is to ensure that children/adolescents affected...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (7 Nov 2017)

Simon Harris: My Department, the HSE and the Department of Education and Skills continue to work together to provide a wide range of services and supports for those affected by narcolepsy following pandemic influenza. These include discretionary medical cards, reimbursement of expenses associated with diagnosis and treatment, home tuition and learning supports. The HSE’s Advocacy Unit acts as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (14 Nov 2017) See 1 other result from this answer

Simon Harris: ...Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual. The HSE have advised that if a student with narcolepsy is confirmed by a medical professional to have contracted narcolepsy as a direct consequence of a swine flu injection administered in Ireland, a medical card will be awarded to that...

Seanad: Medicinal Products (27 Mar 2012) See 1 other result from this debate

Dinny McGinley: ...in 2009. As part of the response, two pandemic vaccines were provided in Ireland, Pandemrix and Celvapan. Subsequently, the Irish Medicines Board, IMB, reported two confirmed cases of narcolepsy in people who had been vaccinated, and it was agreed the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, HPSC, would work with the IMB and clinical experts in narcolepsy to examine the Irish data. The...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Marie Moloney: ...the organisers of that event. We saw a wealth of talent from across the country. What we did not know, however, was that sitting in these seats was a 16-year-old girl who was suffering from narcolepsy as a result of a swine flu vaccination. A group called Sound has been established for the sufferers of unique narcolepsy disorders. Its members have met the Minister for Health who...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (5 Dec 2018)

Simon Harris: ...Biological SA by eighty three (83) individuals and in 62 of these cases formal legal proceedings have been issued. The plaintiffs allege personal injury in which they claim the development of narcolepsy resulted from the administration of the H1N1 pandemic vaccine. The management of these cases transferred to the State Claims Agency on 15 October 2013 when the Taoiseach signed the...

Topical Issue Debate: Vaccination Programme (23 Jan 2014) See 1 other result from this debate

James Reilly: ...Deputy O'Mahony for raising this sensitive Topical Issue, as it provides me with an opportunity to update the House on this matter. First, I acknowledge the impact of this on those diagnosed with narcolepsy following administration of Pandemrix influenza vaccine, as well as the impact it has had their families. I have heard directly from the families and the parents regarding their...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Vaccination Programme (18 Oct 2012) See 1 other result from this answer

James Reilly: Following reports from Northern European countries in 2010 of an increase in the incidence ofnarcolepsy among children/adolescents who were vaccinated with Pandemrix®, (one of the vaccines used during the H1N1 2009 pandemic) my Department immediately responded to ensure that through the HSE,affected persons in Ireland were identified, were facilitated with rapid access to diagnosis and...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Vaccination Programme (18 Oct 2012) See 1 other result from this answer

James Reilly: Following reports from Northern European countries in 2010 of an increase in the incidence ofnarcolepsy among children/adolescents who were vaccinated with Pandemrix®, (one of the vaccines used during the H1N1 2009 pandemic) my Department immediately responded to ensure that through the HSE,affected persons in Ireland were identified, were facilitated with rapid access to diagnosis and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (5 May 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...statutory remit to manage personal injury claims on behalf of Delegated State Authorities including the Health Service Executive. The management of cases taken by persons who allege they developed Narcolepsy and/or Cataplexy as a result of receiving the H1N1 vaccine, Pandemrix, is delegated to SCA and, as such, the Government has no role in determining how these cases are conducted. I...