Results 1-6 of 6 for narcolepsy speaker:Michael D'Arcy

Topical Issue Debate: Narcolepsy Issues (13 Dec 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: Narcolepsy was described to me by somebody whose family has been affected by it as being asleep when one should be awake and awake when one should be asleep. It is a naturally occurring ailment, but many people are affected by it because of a vaccination programme, specifically the use of a product called Pandemrix. The Pandemrix vaccine was intended to treat the H1N1 virus, or swine flu....

Topical Issue Debate: Narcolepsy Issues (13 Dec 2016)

Michael D'Arcy: I ask the Minister of State to correct the record of the House. In his response he said, "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 influenza pandemic." They do not claim this; it happened to them as a result of the use of the vaccine. Will the Minister of State take the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Vaccination Programme (17 Jul 2014)

Michael D'Arcy: ...guarantee on the basis that the vaccine was administered off-licence, even though it was administered off-licence at a time when concerns were growing in the Scandinavian countries in regard to the risk of narcolepsy and vaccination.  A number of questions need to be addressed, the most crucial of which is why so much vaccine was used.  No other country went down the route of...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Vaccination Programme (17 Jul 2014)

Michael D'Arcy: ...Minister the best of luck in his new portfolio, as he has a substantial job to do in that Department. I wish the raise the issue of those people, particularly children, who have been affected by narcolepsy following the State ‘flu vaccination. A link has been associated with the Pandemrix swine ‘flu vaccination and the condition. I am disappointed with the speed in which...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2014)

Michael D'Arcy: I do not know if I have ever heard so many clichés in a sentence. I wish to raise the case of State citizens who were given a flu vaccination and who now suffer from narcolepsy. To my great disappointment, the current Minister for Health has done nothing for them. I am hopeful that if there is a change in the Department of Health, the incoming Minister - whoever he or she may be -...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2013)

Michael D'Arcy: ...to have learned nothing about what happens when the State neglects small groups of people, for example, in the cases of the former residents of the Magdalen laundries and those who are affected by narcolepsy. The manner in which the HSE holds the line and thereby inflicts further distress on individuals and families is not acceptable. I would like us to address it in this Chamber.