Results 341-360 of 1,571 for cervical

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (31 Jan 2008)

Mary Harney: The National Cancer Screening Service which amalgamates BreastCheck and the Irish Cervical Screening Programme (ICSP) was established on 1 January 2007 and will deliver both programmes nationally. This will maximise the expertise in both programmes, ensure improved efficiency and develop a single governance model for cancer screening. The Service compiles a register of women eligible for...

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2018)

Louise O'Reilly: ...sat in my car earlier listening to "Morning Ireland". Unlike other mornings, however, I sat there frozen, shocked, angry and upset as I listened to Emma Mhic Mhathúna speak about her diagnosis of cervical cancer, her misdiagnosed smear tests and how her full medical history was kept from her until last week. Emma told us that her cervical cancer is terminal. She spoke about having...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (28 Jun 2017) See 1 other result from this debate

...it are literally playing God with people's emotions and lives. We are committed to redoubling our efforts to counter this misinformation and to restore confidence in what, in conjunction with the cervical check programme, can be a hugely effective campaign to substantially reduce both the incidence of and loss of life from cervical cancer and other conditions.

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (15 May 2008)

Mary Harney: Last week the National Cancer Screening Service (NCSS) announced a preferred bidder for the provision of laboratory testing services for the National Cervical Screening Programme. This is an important milestone which will enable the NCSS to launch the first quality assured, population based National Cervical Screening Programme for women in Ireland aged 25-60 years. In keeping with EU...

Topical Issue Debate: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...information. Surely all of the information should be included in one information pack. I was also alarmed to read medical reports questioning the fact that this vaccine has any effect on cervical cancer. One report said the vaccine would have no effect in 87% of HPV viruses that might cause cancer and that the causal link between HPV and the later development of cervical cancer is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (22 Sep 2015)

Leo Varadkar: ...assessments suggest that the best way to prevent most disease due to human papillomavirus (HPV) is to vaccinate as many girls and women as possible. The HPV vaccine protects girls from developing cervical cancer when they are adults. It is available free of charge from the HSE for all girls in 1st year of secondary school. This is in accordance with the recommendation received from the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Arising from the court cases relating to CervicalCheck, the Government of the time agreed that Mr. Justice Charles Meenan would be requested to review how claims arising out of CervicalCheck could be resolved outside the court process. In his Report on an Alternative System for Dealing With Claims Arising From CervicalCheck submitted in October 2018, Judge Meenan proposed that claims...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2018)

Ivana Bacik: ...spirit and in keeping with the move to recognise international law and breaches of international law in terms of the settlements. I thank Deputy Michael Harty for organising a briefing this morning on cervical cancer with the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. We have had a debate on the CervicalCheck controversy but the briefing this morning indicates the need for a more broad...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2018)

Brendan Howlin: I welcome the Taoiseach's response and I thank him for it but he and I both know that the current position where women suffering from the same form of cervical cancer are treated differently is not sustainable. It is only a matter of time before they or their legal representatives will go into the court to demand that the constitutional requirement for equal treatment be vindicated. Will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (18 Jun 2019)

Simon Harris: Following a global search for capacity, Quest Diagnostics was identified by the HSE as having the necessary capacity to sustain the national cervical screening programme and a contract for the provision of this additional capacity was signed on 7 June. The HSE has advised that the financial arrangement entered into with Quest Diagnostics is commercially sensitive as the release of these...

Health Service Recruitment Freeze: Motion [Private Members] (21 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...a cancer, especially one that was increasing. Now we will see it in our lifetime. Remarkable. Kim, a patient advocate, described how much it meant to her to be at the event, having had cervical cancer herself. She said: "To see the progress that’s being made in eliminating this cruel disease is really something.” On Friday morning last, clinicians and patient advocates...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (9 May 2017)

Simon Harris: Each year in Ireland around 300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer. The HPV vaccine protects against two high risk types of HPV that cause 73% of all cervical cancers. There is scientific evidence of the beneficial impact of HPV vaccine for women's health in countries that have had high vaccine uptake rates. Cases of high grade pre-cancerous changes of the cervix have reduced by...

Leaders' Questions (16 May 2018)

Róisín Shortall: Given the demand from many Deputies for answers about a number of aspects of the cervical cancer issue, it is regrettable and unsatisfactory that neither the Taoiseach nor the Minister for Health is present to respond. Notwithstanding that, more than two weeks ago on 1 May, the Minister for Health informed the House of a considerable additional number of women who had developed cervical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (25 Jan 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...cancer patients and their families. This year's allocation will be used to ensure the continued rollout of the National Cancer Strategy, and includes €3.8 million for cancer screening services including BreastCheck, Cervical Check and the National Cervical Screening Laboratory. Following a review of the 2023 National Service Plan (NSP), the HSE is revising the plan in line...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (1 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: Since 2010, as part of quality assurance measures, CervicalCheck reviewed the screening history of every woman notified to it as having a diagnosis of cervical cancer, who had previously been screened by the programme. The objective of audit and quality review at CervicalCheck was to facilitate continued improvement and ongoing learning within the programme. Following the issues which arose...

Laboratory Services. (8 Dec 2009) See 2 other results from this debate

Mary Harney: ...many other areas where there are deficiencies, no one could defend that. Quest Diagnostics is in discussions about a public facility in Ireland with a view to putting facilities in place. On the cervical screening, there was huge take up, there were 250,000 smears taken last year, with the number up this year. It is appropriate that we do it by way of letter so there are proper systems...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (12 Jun 2018) See 1 other result from this answer

Simon Harris: All laboratories contracted by CervicalCheck must operate in line with Quality Assurance standards and requirements set out by the cervical screening programme. Each laboratory is subject to ongoing monitoring by the programme to ensure compliance with QA standards. Although there are no specific guidelines in relation to how long cytology screening staff should assess an...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (17 Apr 2008) See 1 other result from this answer

Mary Harney: The roll out of a national cervical screening programme is the most efficient population approach to preventing and controlling cervical cancer. The National Cancer Screening Service (NCSS) is planning to roll out such a programme on a national basis around the middle of this year. Women aged 25 to 44 years old will be screened every 3 years; women aged 45 to 60 will be screened every 5...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Feb 2009) See 1 other result from this answer

Mary Harney: ...That necessarily means that some centres which are well organised and have a significant case load will nonetheless need to transfer that work to larger centres at other locations. In relation to cervical cancer, all of the clinical advice available to me indicates that the national roll-out of a cervical screening programme should be my first priority. The National Cervical Screening...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Feb 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The Programme for Government commits to fully implement the recommendations contained in Dr Scally’s Report of the Scoping Inquiry, and all other reports into CervicalCheck. Significant progress has been made in this regard. The Department of Health publishes quarterly progress reports on implementation of Dr Scally's recommendations, and at the end of quarter three 2021, 164 of...