Results 321-340 of 1,460 for cervical

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (16 Jul 2020)

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. The NIAC recommended that the HPV vaccine should...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (14 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Screening Service’s (NSS) population-based screening programmes BreastCheck, CervicalCheck, BowelScreen and Diabetic RetinaScreen were temporarily paused in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These measures aligned with the National Public Health Emergency Team’s (NPHET) recommendations which have as their goal to minimise the spread of COVID 19. In...

Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Mattie McGrath: ...not get the facility open for mental health beds. I want it to be kept open when this is finished to provide mental health beds. We need mental health services. The Covid-19 crisis has made the need enormous. On top of that there is the cervical smear programme, BreastCheck and the men's prostate screening. The backlogs are going to be astonishing. We seem to have money. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (30 Jun 2020)

John McGuinness: 409. To ask the Minister for Health if cervical testing has been restored to normal levels of activity; if there is a backlog of appointments; if it is normal for patients to be waiting for six months or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12865/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...restart of screening services, this has been a priority for the National Screening Service (NSS).  The NSS have now finalised their plans for a phased restart and the programmes will restart as follows: - CervicalCheck will begin sending invites and reminders to participants in its cervical screening programme on July 06. -Diabetic RetinaScreen will also resume screening in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (30 Jun 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: ...assessed for reimbursement. As the Deputy will be aware, the 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. The...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Testing and Tracing (25 Jun 2020)

...those assumptions by October we will have caught up with all those who would have had cancelled appointments through this whole pandemic since 27 March. One of the positive aspects of cervical screening is that we are now moving to HPV screening, a more sensitive form of screening and one which-----

Emergency Bed Capacity: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Mattie McGrath: ...in the south east is just not good enough, as my colleague from Waterford mentioned. All lives matter to us in the south east as well. I also refer to the whole situation regarding BreastCheck, cervical checks and many more screening services that are so badly needed. A woman contacted me this evening about BreastCheck. She has two young children, is 34 years old and is hugely...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (17 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: ...working really well. I have raised the issue of screening with the Minister on several occasions. I have some specific questions that I want to put to him today. We know that approximately 20,000 cervical screening appointments have been missed every month. That comes to over 60,000 since the start of the pandemic. I fully understand why the services had to be closed. However, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (16 Jun 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 527. To ask the Minister for Health the date for the re-opening of cervical and breast screening cancer services in view of the fact that other non-essential services and businesses are now able to resume while patients awaiting life-saving health procedures have been left waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10846/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (16 Jun 2020)

Seán Haughey: 566. To ask the Minister for Health when the cervical cancer screening programme will recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10919/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (16 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 620. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a petition by a person (details supplied) regarding cervical screening requesting immediate reinstatement of cervical smear testing; and if a commitment will be given to reinstate the cervical cancer screening as soon as possible. [11107/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (16 Jun 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 664. To ask the Minister for Health when the cervical cancer screening programme will be reopened and the services made available to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11307/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jun 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 672. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which access to sexual and reproductive healthcare including cervical screening, STI testing and treatment, abortion and contraceptive services have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11373/20]

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (11 Jun 2020) See 5 other results from this debate

Mattie McGrath: ...be kept open as a hospital? There should be no more lame excuses that it was not fit, that people could not go up the stairs and whatever else. That cannot be allowed. I refer to BreastCheck, the cervical smear tests and all the other tests. People are waiting anxiously. We see the Minister's former leader advocating for the hospice, and fair dues to him. People with prostate...

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Leo Varadkar: ...in a week or two when new advice arrives. We want to get it right. My understanding from the Minister for Health is that screening will resume over the summer, starting with smear taking and cervical screening. It is not yet confirmed, but that is certainly the intention. As regards the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, that Department was established by my party and the...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Holly Cairns: ...with public money. Last year’s "RTÉ Investigates" programme found that the industry is "breeding animals to kill them". Now greyhound racing is set to commence ahead of vital services like breast and cervical cancer screening. Why is this deeply problematic industry held in such high esteem by the Government? Funding sustainable agriculture and fishing needs to be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (9 Jun 2020)

Hildegarde Naughton: 350. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE has conducted a risk assessment in relation to the indefinite postponement of breast and cervical screening due to Covid-19; if such an assessment has been conducted; if so, if it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9882/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (9 Jun 2020)

Seán Crowe: 417. To ask the Minister for Health when the cervical smear test screening programme will be resumed; his views on whether other life-saving elements of the health service cannot be neglected during the crisis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10300/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (9 Jun 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 443. To ask the Minister for Health when screening for cervical cancer, particularly for those with a history of cervical cell changes, will recommence; if a risk assessment has been carried out in relation to delaying these tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10466/20]