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# Department of Health

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# DAILY FIGURES
Coronavirus: Eight deaths across at least three months and 309 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The latest figures were confirmed by the National Public Health Emergency Team this evening.
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Apr 15th 2021, 5:20 PM
# latest figures
Coronavirus: 34 further deaths across at least five months and 473 new cases confirmed in Ireland
19 of the deaths reported today occurred in February.
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Apr 9th 2021, 5:57 PM
# latest figures
Coronavirus: Seven deaths and 400 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The latest figures have been reported by the Department of Health.
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Apr 8th 2021, 5:58 PM
# dossiers
Data watchdog launches inquiry into Health Department's processing of personal data
The inquiry follows last week’s RTÉ Investigates report on the Department processing data of children with autism involved in cases against the State.
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Mar 30th 2021, 11:01 AM
# flu season
120,000 doses of children's flu vaccine destroyed due to low uptake, despite 'heavyweight' promotion campaign
The flu vaccine was free for children in Ireland for the first time in 2020.
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Mar 16th 2021, 6:30 AM
# Opinion Poll
Irish people are happier and reporting higher levels of enjoyment than at any other point in 2021
The findings were contained in an opinion poll carried out yesterday.
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Mar 9th 2021, 12:51 PM
# Opinion Poll
More Covid restrictions or a faster return to normal? How the Irish public feels about public health rules
Amárach Research gives a glimpse into how people currently feel about restrictions.
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Mar 6th 2021, 12:05 AM
# Opinion Poll
Irish people are angrier and more frustrated than at any stage during the Covid-19 pandemic
An increasing proportion of people believe Ireland is returning to normal too slowly.
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Feb 23rd 2021, 3:50 PM
# latest figures
Coronavirus: 52 deaths and 866 new cases confirmed in Ireland
Public health officials confirmed the latest figures this evening.
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Feb 11th 2021, 6:01 PM
# Vaccines
Nearly 85,000 people have received their two Covid-19 vaccine doses, latest figures show
The Covid-19 vaccines available require a two-dose schedule.
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Feb 9th 2021, 7:21 PM
# Michael McGrath
€81,000 salary hike for senior Department of Health role 'right decision', says Minister
The role of secretary general at the Department of Health has been advertised with a salary of €292,000.
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Feb 2nd 2021, 9:01 PM
# period poverty
Government report on period poverty to be launched next month
The report comes as two senators have put forward proposed legislation on the issue.
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Jan 31st 2021, 6:30 AM
# Scam
People warned of scam text messages and calls about the Covid-19 vaccine
Gardaí, the HSE and the Department of Health have emphasised that your GP would be the first point of contact about the Covid vaccine.
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Jan 25th 2021, 11:39 AM
Voices
Opinion: 'All couples should have the right to become parents when faced with infertility'
The Government needs to take action and implement the model of care for infertility, writes Emma Mc Dade.
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Jan 23rd 2021, 7:01 PM
# strike action
Public health doctors accept invitation for talks with Department of Health over ongoing dispute
In a ballot in November, 94% of IMO’s public health doctors voted in favour of strike action.
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Jan 20th 2021, 9:15 PM
# Vaccines
Coombe board to discuss some hospital staff family members receiving leftover vaccines
The hospital said 16 vaccine doses would have been discarded if they were not used that day.
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Jan 18th 2021, 7:32 PM
# Pay increase
Harris says it's 'important' Oireachtas gets opportunity to scrutinise salary hike for new Dept of Health Sec Gen
Questions have been raised about the government’s decision to sanction a pay rise of €81,000 for the post.
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Jan 18th 2021, 6:21 PM
# covid jab
HSE confirms prison nurses will be vaccinated as frontline healthcare workers - but timeline remains unclear
Some prison nurses were told they would not be included in the healthcare worker stage of the vaccine roll-out at all.
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Jan 16th 2021, 7:30 AM
# international travel
Top Irish health official raised 'serious concerns' about travel advice issued by European agency
The Department wrote to the European Centre for Disease Control & Prevention one day before the UK revealed a new variant of Covid-19.
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Jan 8th 2021, 12:05 AM
# still waiting
Department of Health can't give timeline for rollout of publicly-funded IVF
Expert says linking IVF funding with the commencement of legislation is a ‘way of putting it off’.
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Jan 4th 2021, 12:05 AM
# the year of covid
Here's what government's weekly survey of the public's mood tells us about how we've handled the pandemic
From mask wearing and social distancing to staying in instead of going out, a lot has changed in the past year.
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Jan 1st 2021, 6:30 AM
Voices
Dr Mark Murphy: We need to rethink how we fund the health service
Dublin-based GP Mark Murphy illustrates where the failings are in how we fund our healthcare system.
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Dec 1st 2020, 7:00 AM
# covid19
Coronavirus: Four deaths and 344 new cases confirmed in Ireland
Health officials confirmed the latest figures this evening.
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Nov 21st 2020, 5:44 PM
# latest figures
Coronavirus: 11 deaths and 366 new cases confirmed in Ireland
Health officials confirmed the latest figures this evening.
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Nov 17th 2020, 6:25 PM
# covid19
Return of thousands of Irish people for Christmas could result in 'hundreds or thousands of cases' in January
Deputy CMO Dr Ronan Glynn said he thinks the majority of people will decide “it’s simply not worth it”.
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Nov 16th 2020, 8:25 PM
# covid19
Coronavirus: One death and 270 new cases confirmed in Ireland
Health officials have provided an update on the spread of the coronavirus across the country.
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Nov 9th 2020, 5:25 PM
# covid19
Coronavirus: Three deaths and 591 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The latest figures were confirmed by health officials this evening.
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Nov 5th 2020, 6:09 PM
# latest figures
Coronavirus: Two deaths and 767 new cases confirmed in Ireland
The latest figures were confirmed by health officials this evening.
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Nov 2nd 2020, 5:55 PM
# CervicalCheck
Vicky Phelan feels 'betrayed' after Department orders establishment of CervicalCheck Tribunal
The Department confirmed that an order establishing a tribunal had been signed and said “this could not be reversed”.
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Oct 28th 2020, 7:57 AM
# Figures
Coronavirus: Four deaths and 859 new cases confirmed
Level 5 restrictions came into effect across the country earlier this week.
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Oct 24th 2020, 5:35 PM
# nphet
The risk of being exposed to Covid-19 is '100 times greater than four months ago'
The national incidence rate of Covid-19 is now over 300 per 100,000 population in the last 14 days.
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Oct 23rd 2020, 9:16 AM
# covid19
GPs 'inundated' with calls from close contacts of Covid-19 cases due to HSE backlog issue
More than 2,000 people are being expected to do their own contact tracing this week.
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Oct 21st 2020, 5:36 PM
# Health
Cross-border co-operation on Covid-19 raises hopes for all-island healthcare system amid Brexit fears
For years, cross-border healthcare has been slowly and tentatively developing. Now Brexit poses a threat.
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Oct 18th 2020, 12:10 AM
# latest figures
Two deaths and 1,299 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Northern Ireland
New restrictions were announced earlier this week to try to address the increase in Covid-19 cases.
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Oct 16th 2020, 2:02 PM
# Coronavirus
Seven further deaths and 863 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Northern Ireland
The NI Department of Health confirmed the latest figures this afternoon.
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Oct 13th 2020, 2:06 PM
# Coronavirus
Young doctor on contracting Covid-19: My oxygen dropped and I was unable to finish a sentence
Dr Owen O’Flynn said it was “disappointing” to see some people flouting the rules, adding that the guidelines were there for a reason.
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Oct 12th 2020, 7:37 PM
# covid19
Coronavirus: One death and 825 new cases confirmed in Ireland
Health officials have provided an update on the situation across the country this evening.
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Oct 12th 2020, 6:35 PM
# rising numbers
877 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Northern Ireland
The NI Department of Health confirmed the latest figures this afternoon.
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Oct 12th 2020, 2:01 PM
# Coronavirus
New restrictions loom in North as nearly 2,000 new cases confirmed on island of Ireland yesterday
The figures seen yesterday in Ireland were the largest in several months.
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Oct 11th 2020, 6:30 AM
# squeezed students
'I'm not sure my friends can afford it': International students face hike in health insurance costs
There has been no clarity from immigration authorities about when rules will be enforced.
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Oct 10th 2020, 12:10 AM
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