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- Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)
Enda Kenny: ...of crime as a mark of respect for this much respected young man. However, I wish to mention a matter I raised last week with the Taoiseach and which is on today's Order Paper. I refer to the HPV cervical cancer vaccination programme for young girls. This programme was announced by the Minister for Health and Children last August. It involves a vaccination which has clearly been shown to...
- Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)
Brian Cowen: That is 300,000 people next year. We will keep this matter under review. It is the screening programme that identifies the pre-cancerous cells and ensures cervical cancer does not take hold. That is the issue. I have listened to what Deputy Kenny said and it is false. The screening programme provides the greater certainty where 95% of all cancers can be identified. The vaccination...
- Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)
Enda Kenny: I repeat that this is an opportunity for the Taoiseach to achieve cross-party agreement on this issue. There is a vaccine that actually prevents cervical cancer. The Taoiseach's response has thrown aside the evidence in the HIQA report that at least 51 lives can be saved over the years ahead by use of this vaccination programme. It is not a question of one or the other. It is both â the...
- Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)
Eamon Gilmore: ...Government, particularly its health measures. We can agree that the measure that was announced by the Minister for Health and Children in August â the immunisation of 12 year old girls against cervical cancer â should proceed. We can agree, across the floor of the House, where the â¬10 million that is needed to proceed with the immunisation programme should come from. I suggest...
- Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)
Brian Cowen: The issue is how we ensure people are protected from getting cervical cancer. Providing a national screening programme is the first step in that effort. We are providing an extra â¬25 million next year to ensure that happens. We are providing another â¬15 million to ensure Professor Tom Keane has the proper treatment regimes in place in the centres of excellence he has been establishing....
- Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)
Brian Cowen: ...tonight so there will be an opportunity for all Members to put their views on the record. Those who get the vaccine must also undergo screening. The vaccine is not 100% effective in preventing cervical cancer. It is important that we do not use emotional language but that we be specific. All people who receive the vaccination must be screened. Screening provides 95% protection against...