A group of language students studying at University College Dublin (UCD) have been quarantined following an outbreak of swine flu on the campus.
Seven students are suspected to have been infected with the H1N1 virus.
Speaking on RTÉ radio this morning, Professor Michael Monaghan, who is part of the UCD Swine Flu Advisory Group, said the procedures laid down by the Health Service Executive had been followed.
He said contact was made with GP by phone or in person as each case arose, and the infected students were isolated in their rooms for as long as they were ill.
Some received Tamiflu, depending on each GP's opinion.
"It seems to be a mild and fairly self limiting disease, they seem to recover quite quickly in two or three days," Prof Monaghan said. "The majority of them that have been affected have been cleared by their GPs to travel home."
He said it was unlikely that the flu virus had spread across the campus as there was little contact between the summer camp groups.
A number of language schools use UCD's facilities over the summer, with up 150 students currently studying on the campus.
An advisory group is working to prepare contingency plans in advance of the return of students to the campus for the academic year. Prof Monaghan said the group would be preparing for anything from a small outbreak up to larger incidents.