Results 21-40 of 96 for cervical speaker:Leo Varadkar

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2018)

Leo Varadkar: I join Deputy Bríd Smith in welcoming the establishment of 221 Plus, the new support group for the women and families affected by CervicalCheck. As Members will know, that is being supported and funded by the Department of Health. The decision on outsourcing was made by a previous Government more than ten years ago, so I have no political axe to grind in defending it or any interest in...

Leaders' Questions (2 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: ..., unfortunately, is that cock ups are more common than conspiracies and incompetence more common than collusion. Nonetheless, we need to restore confidence in cancer screening in Ireland and in CervicalCheck. As a result of this, there will be a statutory inquiry. We are inviting the spokespeople to meet this evening following the committee hearing this afternoon to discuss what form...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2018)

Leo Varadkar: I may be a little out of date and out of practice, but the last time I checked the best scientific evidence was that extending cervical screening to women under the age of 25 would not be beneficial. In regard to screening, one must always bear in mind the whole problem of false negatives, with which people are now familiar and which can cause false reassurance. False positives can also be...

Leaders' Questions (1 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: ...clinical audit; therefore, on any given day there are hundreds or perhaps even thousands of audits being carried out across the health service. There may well have been other audits carried out of cervical checks.

Vaccination Programme: Motion (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)

Leo Varadkar: ...to make and I do not propose to repeat or labour the arguments already made. Previously, I worked for a time in the gynaecologic oncology services in St. James's Hospital and I know something of cervical cancer. I have treated patients who subsequently died from the disease. I have seen the extent to which it is a horribly mutilating disease. I have also seen young women lose fertility...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: ...®and Cervarix®). Gardasil®is the vaccine used by the HSE in the School Immunisation Programme. The vaccine protects against two high risk types of HPV (16 & 18) that cause 73% of all cervical cancers. Vaccinated women and girls will still be at risk from other high risk types of HPV that can cause cervical cancer and will therefore need to continue to have regular...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Jan 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...the weekend when I heard of her untimely passing. I also pay tribute to her and thank her for her contribution to helping the health service to update its guidelines for GPs and others in relation to cervical screening. I recognise that it was a very important contribution which will help women in future. I have always said, as have others, that we want some good to come from this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Cancer Strategy Implementation (28 Apr 2015)

Leo Varadkar: ...National Cancer Strategy 2006-2015, the establishment of the National Cancer Control Programme in 2007 and full national coverage by the BreastCheck Screening Programme which commenced in 2007 and CervicalCheck screening programmes which started in 2008. It is expected that future studies will confirm that survival rates have improved further as a result of these initiatives. The latest...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: ...by the HSE in the School Immunisation Programme and over 100,000 girls have received this vaccine since its introduction. The vaccine protects against two high risk types of HPV (16 and 18) that cause 73% of all cervical cancers. Vaccinated women and girls will still be at risk from other high risk types of HPV that can cause cervical cancer and will therefore need to continue to have...

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

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 261 and 262 together. The HPV vaccine protects girls from developing cervical cancer when they are adults. The vaccine 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 NIAC which indicated that the HPV vaccine should be offered on an annual basis to all...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (10 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I acknowledge the contribution made by campaigns such as Blue September and Movember in helping to raise awareness of cancer in males. The National Screening Service provides breast, cervical and bowel in line with international evidence. BowelScreen, the National Bowel Screening Programme, commenced offering free bowel screening nationwide to both men and women aged 60-69 years in late...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Dec 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...cannot tell the Deputy how many cases are similar to it. I would not be able to answer that question. It might be worth sharing the six conclusions of the report with Deputies. The first is that cervical screening saves lives, including many of those women who consented to take part in the review. The second is that cervical screening cannot prevent all cases and will fail to prevent...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Vaccination Programme (5 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: ...®and Cervarix®). Gardasil®is the vaccine used by the HSE in the School Immunisation Programme. The vaccine protects against two high risk types of HPV (16 & 18) that cause 73% of all cervical cancers. Vaccinated women and girls will still be at risk from other high risk types of HPV that can cause cervical cancer and will therefore need to continue to have regular...

Leaders' Questions (15 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: I do not know anything about the details of that specific case, so it would be improper for me to comment on it. It relates, obviously, to a vaccine rather than the issue of cervical cancer screening, but I appreciate it is part of the bigger issue of how we deal with medical harm and medical negligence. The last time I studied that topic and got a briefing on it, my understanding was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccine Damage Compensation Scheme (20 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: ...health advice and international best practice. Immunisation is regarded as one of the safest and most cost-effective of health care interventions. The HPV vaccine protects girls from developing cervical cancer when they are adults. The vaccine 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (8 Oct 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Immunisation is regarded as one of the safest and most cost-effective of health care interventions. The HPV vaccine protects girls from developing cervical cancer when they are adults. The vaccine 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 National Immunisation Advisory Committee...

Leaders' Questions (8 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: ...women who were not told this important information about their health. We also will need to look at the various different cases, of which there are approximately 166, of women who were diagnosed with cervical cancer where it subsequently turned out they had been given a false negative smear. We will need to examine that in some detail because there are different forms of false negative,...

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2018)

Leo Varadkar: However, it is important to bear in mind that there is a separate piece of work being done by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology. They are looking at every individual smear test, each slide of the women affected, to try to determine where abnormalities were missed and whether they were abnormalities that should...

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

Leo Varadkar: We all appreciate the reasons the Government took exceptional actions and put in place exceptional measures for the 221 women and their families who were affected by the CervicalCheck audit scandal. Those measures included, for example, the provision of medical cards regardless of income, counselling and a refund of out-of-pocket medical expenses. While pembrolizumab is not specifically...

Death of Vicky Phelan: Expressions of Sympathy (15 Nov 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...impressive people I have ever met. There was something about her that was hard to define. She is an example to us all, a woman of limitless strength, courage and compassion. Without Vicky, the CervicalCheck non-disclosure debacle would never have come to light. Thanks to her advocacy, we can start to build a better culture in our health service, one that treats patients with respect,...