Rates of swine flu infection have increased substantially in the past week to 210 cases per 100,000 of the population.
The increase in the rate of infection comes as the HSE announced plans to import one million doses of the flu vaccine into the country by Christmas.
The latest increase marks a rise from 160 per 100k recorded in the community in the previous week.
The highest rates of infection continues to be among school children. Among five- to 14-year-olds, infection rates are at 596 cases per 100,000, up from 448 cases seven days ago. Among under-fives the rate is now 354 cases per 100,000, up from 239 the previous week.
An additional 109 people were hospitalised in the past week and 14 were admitted to intensive care.
A total of 109 remain in hospital and 23 continue to be treated in intensive care. Ten people have died in Ireland to-date, all of whom had an underlying medical condition.
The increase in infections was announced as the HSE announced details of its vaccination campaign. The executive expects one million doses of the vaccine to be in Ireland by the end of the year and over 2,300 participating GPs have been receiving the vaccine over the past nine days.
To-date, one case of adverse reaction to the vaccine has been reported to the Irish Medicines Board (IMB). Both vaccines available in Ireland, Pandemrix and Celvapan, have been licensed by the European Medicine Agency and the IMB.
The HSE has advised those whose GPs are not participating in the vaccination programme to contact their local HSE vaccination clinic. From next Monday, 45 clinics nationwide will provide vaccines free of charge to those in the at-risk groups.
People with long term illnesses, those on cancer treatment, and pregnant women, are being advised by the HSE to contact their GP to make an appointment to receive the swine flu vaccine.
Further information is available from the Swine Flu website swineflu.ie.