Results 181-200 of 1,460 for cervical

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 1833. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some women are being told there are no results for their cervical screening tests (details supplied); if there is a delay in analysing within the necessary timeframe; if so, the reason women are being encouraged to go for testing if samples are not being analysed; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...schedule will continue to be amended over time. In 2009, the NIAC recommended HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination for all 12 to 13 year old girls to reduce their risk of developing cervical cancer when they are adults. In September 2010, the HPV vaccination programme was introduced for all girls in first year of secondary school. In June 2017, on foot of the NIAC’s...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Budget 2021. This includes: - funding of €12m to ensure a renewed impetus to the implementation of the National Maternity Strategy and the new model of maternity care, and to improve gynaecology services. - funding of €10m to screening services including Breast Check and Cervical Check, - and building on the work of the Women’s Health Taskforce, a €5m...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 2575. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the audit of cervical smear test results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38138/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...schedule will continue to be amended over time. In 2009, the NIAC recommended HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination for all 12 to 13 year old girls to reduce their risk of developing cervical cancer when they are adults. In September 2010, the HPV vaccination programme was introduced for all girls in first year of secondary school. In June 2017, on foot of the NIAC’s...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Bríd Smith: 2993. To ask the Minister for Health the companies currently operating the HPV cervical screening programme; the percentage of work per laboratory and company; the length of time the current contracts operate for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39808/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Jul 2021)

Johnny Guirke: 3128. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who availed of cervical checks in County Meath in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [40350/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Programme for Government (27 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The Programme for Government commits to supporting the CervicalCheck Screening Programme and promoting the uptake of the HPV vaccine. To achieve this requires a well organised screening programme, combined with HPV vaccination for boys and girls, so that Ireland can look forward to a significant reduction in the incidence of cervical cancer cases over the next 10-20 years. The Programme...

Seanad: CervicalCheck Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (15 Jul 2021) See 12 other results from this debate

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...been a historic lack of investment in women's healthcare in this country, and the Minister has been working to redress that, along with other many areas. None of us will ever forget the horror of the CervicalCheck scandal. CervicalCheck impacted on women of every age across every part of the country. It was horrifying when Vicky Phelan's story broke and she was followed by more and more...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Jul 2021)

Niall Collins: 318. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to cervical cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31683/21]

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Mattie McGrath: ...Alumina plant and the Geoghegan family in Limerick. They had issues with Dr. Holohan and the now Taoiseach, Deputy Micheál Martin. There was no public inquiry into what happened. What about the cervical smear tests and many other issues? Mind games are being played now. A tweet was just sent to me with Dr. Holohan's statement this evening. Is what we do in the House irrelevant?...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Jul 2021)

John Lahart: 314. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons invited to take part in CervicalCheck in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number of persons screened for cancer by CervicalCheck in each of the years; the number of HPV infections, abnormal cell changes and cervical cancers detected as a result of these screenings in each of the years; the number of follow-up...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (13 Jul 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...to deliver on this commitment. This includes: - funding of €12m to ensure a renewed impetus to the implementation of the National Maternity Strategy and the new model of maternity care, and to improve gynaecology services.  - funding of €10m to screening services including Breast Check and Cervical Check, - and building on the work of the Women’s Health...

CervicalCheck Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2021)

David Cullinane: ...and correspondence over recent weeks, the sole focus of the 221+ cancer support group is and has always been to reflect and represent the views of our members, whether that is in respect of the CervicalCheck tribunal or any other matters arising from the past failings of the national cervical cancer screening system. In respect of the tribunal specifically, your letter of 19 November set...

CervicalCheck Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Jul 2021) See 5 other results from this debate

Violet-Anne Wynne: This Bill seeks to extend the operation of the CervicalCheck tribunal until January 2022 and to provide for an additional extension to July 2022, available at the discretion of the Minister for Health. Of course I support this Bill. It makes sense for the period of time in which a compensation claim can be lodged to be extended significantly if we consider the fact that, up to two months...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: The introduction of the HPV screening test last year was a significant milestone for our cervical cancer screening programme. This move to HPV cervical screening, which is a more sensitive test and helps identify more people at risk of cervical cancer in the population, means that Ireland joins a small group of countries that employs the best-in-class testing to screen their populations for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (22 Jun 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...paid from 2010 to 2020 is 116% and the number of these payments which were greater than €4million has increased by 367% over the same period. These numbers also relate to mass actions claims such as Cervical Check. Year of Payment Damages Paid 2010 €49,775,492 2011 €56,552,411 2012 ...

Impact of Covid-19 on People with Disabilities within the Education and Health Sectors: Statements (17 Jun 2021)

Mattie McGrath: ...has been driven into us. We see that now in the debate on antigen testing. This will all come out in the international investigation I am calling for and we will see the gaping failures. We will be reminded then of the cervical cancer smear tests and what happened in that regard. It is shocking, but above all, the issue before the House needs to be dealt with because these people...

Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jun 2021) See 1 other result from this debate

Kathleen Funchion: ...women's health, are taken seriously. There have been countless debates about women's health in my time in this House since 2016, and there were debates well before that. There was the cervical screening situation, the problem with vaginal mesh and many other debates. There are many things that do not even get on the radar. Members may or may not have heard the recent discussions on Joe...