Results 61-80 of 1,649 for cervical

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (24 Nov 2009)

Mary Harney: I have considered all the relevant advice available to me in relation to the potential public health benefits of HPV vaccination in the prevention of cervical cancer and the wider policy implications for its possible introduction into the National Immunisation Programme. I accept the consensus view of the relevant expert bodies that the introduction of a universal high uptake vaccination...

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (18 Nov 2008)

Mary Harney: ...the need to prioritise the use of public resources in very challenging economic circumstances, I have had to make difficult decisions in the context of competing health priorities. In relation to cervical cancer specifically, my immediate responsibility is to women in Ireland who have already been exposed to HPV and who may already have precancerous changes or undetected cervical cancer....

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (29 Mar 2007) See 1 other result from this answer

Mary Harney: It is my objective to have an effective national cervical screening programme rolled out, beginning late this year. This will result in a substantial reduction in the incidence of cervical cancer. For that purpose, on 1 January 2007, I established a National Cancer Screening Service which amalgamates BreastCheck and the Irish Cervical Screening Programme (ICSP). The total allocation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (8 Sep 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive (HSE) made a strategic decision in 2018 to develop a National Cervical Screening Laboratory, in conjunction with the Coombe Woman and Infants University Hospital. The HSE established a joint project with the Coombe, and a project team is in place to assist in the delivery of this project. The capital cost of building a National Cervical Screening Laboratory is...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (21 Feb 2006) See 1 other result from this answer

Mary Harney: Incidence and mortality rates for cervical cancer in Ireland are in the mid-range of rates observed across Europe. Data supplied by the national cancer registry for the period 1994 to 2002 show that the average annual incidence of cervical cancer in this country was 170 and the average annual number of deaths from the disease was 80. I am fully committed to the national roll-out of a cervical...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (5 Jul 2007) See 1 other result from this answer

Mary Harney: It is my objective to have an effective national cervical screening programme rolled out, beginning late this year. This will result in a substantial reduction in the incidence of cervical cancer. For that purpose, on 1 January 2007, I established a National Cancer Screening Service which amalgamates BreastCheck and the Irish Cervical Screening Programme (ICSP). The total allocation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (14 Jan 2015)

Leo Varadkar: CervicalCheck, the National Cervical Screening Programme, was introduced in 2008 and offers free smear tests to women aged 25-60. International best practice recommends that a population based cervical screening programme should target women aged from 25 or 30 years to 60 or 65 years. Invasive cervical cancer is extremely rare in women aged under 25, with less than 5 women in this age...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme Data (6 Dec 2016)

Simon Harris: ...and public health. This independent committee's recommendations are informed by public health advice and international best practice. Each year in Ireland around 300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and there are approximately 70 deaths per year. The HPV vaccine protects against two high risk types of HPV (16 & 18) that cause 73% of all cervical cancers. Vaccinated...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (16 Dec 2008)

Mary Harney: As I have already indicated, I accept fully the expert advice provided to me in support of the introduction of a cervical cancer vaccination programme. However, I also have a responsibility as Minister to consider this and many other competing priorities within the overall resources available to the health services. My immediate responsibility in relation to cervical cancer is to women who...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (25 Jan 2018)

Simon Harris: ...get a HPV infection during their lifetime and most of these infections will not require further treatment. However, in some women, HPV infections can cause changes in the cervix that can develop into cervical cancer. Every year in Ireland about 300 women get cervical cancer and 90 women will die from it. Cervical cancer is the second most common cause of death due to cancer in women aged...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (24 Jan 2019)

Simon Harris: The Deputy will be aware that a Government decision of 11 May 2018 put in place a package of support measures for the women and families affected by the issues related to CervicalCheck. Those measures included medicines which might not be approved for reimbursement including Pembrolizumab, once they are prescribed by the treating clinician. Following that decision, concerns were raised...

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Feb 2004) See 2 other results from this debate

Mary Henry: The development of the new test for cervical cancer by Professor John O'Leary and his team in Trinity College is good news, but it would be even better news for the women of Ireland if the long promised national screening programme for cervical cancer was brought in. Will the Leader of the House ask the Minister for Health and Children to come to the House and address this issue because each...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (14 May 2019)

Simon Harris: The introduction of primary HPV screening is in line with developments in cervical screening internationally. Ireland will be among the first countries in the world to make this transition. The HSE has been engaging with other countries who have already made the switch – the Netherlands, and Australia - or who are preparing to do so, to identify learnings for the project across a range...

Seanad: CervicalCheck Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (15 Jul 2021)

Sharon Keogan: All right. I apologise. "20 Irish women so far dead due to cervical cancer screening errors"; "...130 sick women battling in court over CervicalCheck scandal"; "Husband’s agony as Cervical Check letter reveals devoted mum could have been saved"; and "I don’t want my children to watch me dying in pain, all I want is a choice". These are some of the headlines that relate to a...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (11 Oct 2005) See 1 other result from this answer

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 — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...cancers in Ireland. A well organised screening programme, when combined with HPV vaccination for boys and girls, will help to achieve that goal. The Programme for Government commits to supporting the CervicalCheck Screening Programme and promoting the uptake of the HPV vaccine. In 2009, the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) recommended HPV (human papillomavirus)...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (29 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...cancers in Ireland.  A well organised screening programme, when combined with HPV vaccination for boys and girls, will help to achieve that goal. The Programme for Government commits to supporting the CervicalCheck Screening Programme and promoting the uptake of the HPV vaccine. In 2009, the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) recommended HPV (human...

Seanad: Cancer Services: Statements (20 Nov 2007)

Paudie Coffey: ...What plans does the Minister have, and what resources have been allocated, to promote early detection of cancer in males, specifically testicular cancer and prostate cancer? Despite the fact that cervical screening is known to be highly effective in detecting early pre-cancerous changes and preventing deaths from cervical cancer, there is still no national screening service for cervical...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (31 Jan 2006) See 3 other results from this answer

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195, 212 and 245 together. Incidence and mortality rates for cervical cancer in Ireland are in the mid-range of rates observed across Europe. Data supplied by the national cancer registry for the period 1994 to 2002 shows that the average annual incidence of cervical cancer in this country was 170 and the average annual number of deaths from the disease was...

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (26 Jan 2005) See 1 other result from this answer

Mary Harney: Where cervical smear testing is necessary in the context of an individual woman's medical examination and clinical needs, it is covered under the general medical services scheme. However, opportunistic cervical smear testing is not currently provided under the scheme for medical card holders. Any necessary follow-up treatment is available to all women, including medical card holders, within...