Results 81-100 of 172 for cervical speaker:Mary Harney
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (27 Apr 2005)
Mary Harney: The former health board executive commissioned an international expert in cervical screening to examine the feasibility and implications of the national roll-out of a cervical screening programme. The examination included an evaluation of the current pilot programme in the mid-western area, quality assurance, laboratory capacity and organisation and the establishment of national governance...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (13 May 2008)
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 and is in the final stages of preparations. The service will be available free of charge to all eligible women in Ireland aged 25-60. A national...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (6 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 162 together. The National Cancer Screening Service is planning to roll out the National Cervical Screening Programme on a national basis early next year. I have allocated additional revenue funding of â¬5.0m to the Service this year for this purpose and an additional 30 posts have been approved. Women aged 25 to 44 years old will be screened every...
- Cancer Screening Programme. (29 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: I confirm the planned roll-out of a national cervical screening programme. The absolute priority in the roll-out of this programme is to provide a quality-assured service for women availing of the service. This includes an acceptable turnaround time for cytology results. The national cancer screening service is in the process of procuring cytology providers as part of the planned roll-out...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (27 May 2008)
Mary Harney: The National Cancer Screening Service (NCSS) will shortly implement a quality assured national population based screening programme, so that unnecessary deaths from cervical cancer among women can be avoided. The (NCSS) have announced a preferred bidder for the provision of laboratory testing services for the National Cervical Screening Programme. This is an important milestone which will...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (23 Apr 2008)
Mary Harney: Cervical smear testing is not currently provided by GPs or family planning clinics under the scheme for medical card holders. However, where cervical smears form part of recognised protocols for the ongoing treatment of individual patient illnesses, they should be provided free of charge to eligible women under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme. Any necessary follow-up treatment is...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (9 May 2006)
Mary Harney: I am fully committed to the national roll out of a cervical screening programme in line with international best practice. My Department has requested the Health Service Executive to prepare a detailed implementation plan for a national programme. The plan is to have cervical screening managed as a national call/recall programme via effective governance structures that provide overall...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (7 Oct 2008)
Mary Harney: On 1 September 2008 the National Cancer Screening Service (NCSS) announced the availability of CervicalCheck, the National Cervical Screening Programme. The Programme provides free smear tests through primary care settings to the 1.1 million women living in Ireland aged between 25 and 60 years. The NCSS is fully committed to providing a quality assured population based cervical screening...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (22 May 2008)
Mary Harney: The National Cancer Screening Service (NCSS) have 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. The NCSS is a statutory agency...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Harney: I am committed to the national roll-out of the cervical screening programme in line with international best practice. An international expert examined the feasibility and implications of a national roll-out of a cervical screening programme. The examination included an evaluation of the current pilot programme, quality assurance, laboratory capacity and the establishment of national...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (5 Feb 2008)
Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 238 and 256 together. The National Cancer Registry has advised my Department that the number of deaths from cervical cancer has been increasing on average by about 1% per year. However, when adjusted for population growth, there has been no overall increase, and when also adjusted for age there has been a 1% average decrease in mortality rates. The roll-out...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (2 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: I have allocated additional revenue funding of â¬5 million to the National Cancer Screening Service this year for the roll-out of the Irish Cervical Screening Programme and an additional 30 posts have been approved. The national roll-out of the Programme is planned for January 2008. The Service is planning to have cervical screening managed as a national call/recall programme via effective...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (5 May 2005)
Mary Harney: The former health board executive commissioned an international expert in cervical screening to examine the feasibility and implications of a national roll out of a cervical screening programme. The examination included an evaluation of the current pilot programme in the mid-western area, quality assurance, laboratory capacity and organisation and the establishment of national governance...
- Written Answers — Court Proceedings: Court Proceedings (10 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: ...related support services for their children. Neither my Department nor the National Cancer Screening Service has received notice of legal proceedings in relation to breast cancer screening or cervical cancer screening. I am committed to ensuring that the BreastCheck and Irish Cervical Screening Programmes are rolled out nationally as soon as possible. That is why I established a National...
- Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (19 Feb 2009)
Mary Harney: All of the clinical advice available to me indicates that the national roll-out of a cervical screening programme should take precedence over the introduction of a HPV vaccination programme. The National Cervical Screening Programme, CervicalCheck, is being implemented at a full year cost of â¬35m. In relation to the cost of the HPV vaccine, it is a matter for the Health Service Executive,...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (28 Apr 2005)
Mary Harney: The former Health Board Executive commissioned an international expert in cervical screening to examine the feasibility and implications of a national roll out of a cervical screening programme. The examination included an evaluation of the current pilot programme in the mid-western area, quality assurance, laboratory capacity and organisation and the establishment of national governance...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (2 Oct 2007)
Mary Harney: The national roll out of the Irish Cervical Screening Programme is planned for January, 2008. The National Screening Service is planning to have cervical screening managed as a national call/recall programme via effective governance structures that provide overall leadership and direction, in terms of quality assurance, accountability and value for money. All elements of the programme...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (6 Jul 2006)
Mary Harney: I wish to see the Irish Cervical Screening Programme (ICSP) rolled out nationally by 2008, based on an affordable model and in line with international best practice. Significant preparatory work is well under way involving the introduction of new and improved cervical tests, improved quality assurance training and the preparation of a national population register. An additional â¬9m is...
- Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (20 Nov 2007)
Mary Harney: The National Cancer Screening Service is planning to roll out the National Cervical Screening Programme on a national basis early next year. I have allocated additional revenue funding of â¬5.0m to the Service this year for this purpose and an additional 30 posts have been approved. 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 — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (1 Feb 2005)
Mary Harney: The Health Board Executive, HeBE, commissioned an international expert in cervical screening to examine the feasibility and implications of a national rollout of a cervical screening programme. The examination included an evaluation of the pilot programme, quality assurance, laboratory capacity and organisation, and the establishment of national governance arrangements. The experts' report...