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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 22, 2014

MOTION NO. 32

MOTION: Councillor D. O'Brien

With the knowledge that Anaphylaxis is on rise following a W.H.O. (World Health Organisation) survey in 2010, and considering the preventable death of 14 year old Emma Sloan, in Dublin from Anaphylaxis, on O’Connell Street, Dublin after her mother was refused an EpiPen by a pharmacist as she didn't have Emma’s prescription with her. I call on South Dublin Council to give their full support to the campaign Emma’s Voice and request that HSE and Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, ensure legislation and codes of practices be put in place to ease the restrictions on the availability of Epinephrine auto injectors (commonly known as EpiPens) and other Anaphylaxis medicines and make them available in public areas, and that the Council explore the possibility of having staff training in the administering of EpiPen applications.

REPORT:

Should this motion be agreed by the Members a letter will issue to the Minister for Health outlining the sentiments contained in the motion. The Council will consider the appropriate implementation of any such code of practice from the HSE and/or legislative change once issued.