Results 1-20 of 96 for cervical speaker:Leo Varadkar

Ceisteanna - Questions: Mother and Baby Homes (25 Oct 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ...on the operation of the scheme are fully implemented. On 22 October 2019, as Taoiseach, I issued an apology in the Dáil on behalf of the State to the women and their loved ones affected by issues relating to the CervicalCheck screening programme. While screening cannot prevent all cases of cervical cancer, the failures experienced by the women concerned were acknowledged. The...

Death of Vicky Phelan: Expressions of Sympathy (15 Nov 2022)

Leo Varadkar: ...impressive people I have ever met. There was something about her that was hard to define. She is an example to us all, a woman of limitless strength, courage and compassion. Without Vicky, the CervicalCheck non-disclosure debacle would never have come to light. Thanks to her advocacy, we can start to build a better culture in our health service, one that treats patients with respect,...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 May 2022)

Leo Varadkar: While the Coombe Women and Infant's University Hospital is not currently processing cervical screening samples for the CervicalCheck programme, current services are not affected as an alternative laboratory is able to provide testing for 100% of samples. CervicalCheck is currently up to date with invitations for screening and by the end of 2021, it had screened the same amount of people as...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Feb 2021)

Leo Varadkar: ...can give the Deputy that assurance. I know the Taoiseach feels the same about it. In regard to women getting their smear tests, I think we all agree. Today is world cancer day. We know that cervical screening works and we know it has reduced mortality - the number of women who die from that disease - by nearly 7% year-on-year. It is a very successful programme, notwithstanding the...

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...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...letter when it arrived on 31 October, five weeks before this report was published. It was extraordinarily complimentary of the Minister, in particular, and of many of the people who now work in CervicalCheck. It did not mention RCOG at all. I appreciate that she is honest and truthful in what she has said since then, although that was not the reason that was given five weeks ago. I...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Dec 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...cannot tell the Deputy how many cases are similar to it. I would not be able to answer that question. It might be worth sharing the six conclusions of the report with Deputies. The first is that cervical screening saves lives, including many of those women who consented to take part in the review. The second is that cervical screening cannot prevent all cases and will fail to prevent...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Dec 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...take any documentation from him. We will see if we can look into it and see if anything that needs to be rectified can be rectified. Today will be another difficult day for women affected by cervical cancer, and for their families and friends. I hope it will be another step in restoring confidence in the CervicalCheck programme, which we all know has saved many lives, detected cancer...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...those who need to handle it better this time. When we say it is not 100% or perfect, that does not fully explain a screening programme. For every 100 healthy women who are screened - not just for cervical screening but for other programmes, too - in approximately 12 cases, anomalies will be picked up and can be followed up, while approximately eight will be missed. If looked at it...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...we should condemn any leaking of documents such as this to the media. We agreed with the patient advocates and with the 221+ support group that this report would be handled differently from the CervicalCheck audit. Therefore, what is happening at the moment is individual women are being told about their individual results and they are being offered meetings. Some have accepted meetings...

Acknowledgement and Apology to Women and Families affected by CervicalCheck Debacle: Statements (22 Oct 2019)

Leo Varadkar: As Taoiseach, on behalf of the State, I apologise to the women and their loved ones who suffered from a litany of failures in how cervical screening in the country operated for many years. I do so having listened to many of those affected and do so guided by the Scally inquiry report. Today we say "Sorry" to those whose lives were shattered. We say "Sorry" to those whose lives were...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Apr 2019)

Leo Varadkar: I thank the Deputy very much. I agree that CervicalCheck, alongside the HPV vaccine for girls, has been successful in reducing the incidence of cervical cancer in Ireland. It has led to women being diagnosed with cervical cancer sooner, which has resulted in a fall in the number of cases of cervical cancer and the number of deaths resulting from cervical cancer. Overall, both CervicalCheck...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...of the House to take this opportunity to extend my condolences to the family of Laura Brennan, whose service of remembrance is taking place in Ennis today. As Deputies will know, she died from cervical cancer but worked closely with the health service to become a powerful advocate for HPV vaccination and, because of her, we were able to increase its uptake again. While she has lost her...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: All of us in the House will acknowledge and know that cervical cancer is a terrible disease that causes the death of many women and results in life-changing surgery for many others. We also know that cervical screening works and that the number of women who have cervical cancer has fallen for many years as a result of a successful screening programme and the introduction of the HPV vaccine...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2019)

Leo Varadkar: In the first instance, we should recall that cervical screening works. It saves lives. As a result of cervical screening, the incidence of cervical cancer in Ireland has fallen considerably in recent years. Fewer women die from cervical cancer and fewer women face life-changing operations or treatment. It is encouraging and welcome that the number of women attending for smear tests has...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (29 Jan 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...the right to vote in Presidential elections to Irish citizens abroad and to change the law regarding divorce, as well as enabling legislation to establish a tribunal to deal with issues regarding cervical cancer screening. The programme reflects the need for the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to prioritise work on Brexit-related legislation to ensure that the necessary primary...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Jan 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...the weekend when I heard of her untimely passing. I also pay tribute to her and thank her for her contribution to helping the health service to update its guidelines for GPs and others in relation to cervical screening. I recognise that it was a very important contribution which will help women in future. I have always said, as have others, that we want some good to come from this...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Jan 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...services to be provided by the HSE within the available funding for the coming year. It outlines the provision of a range of Government initiatives including mental health enhancements, disability services, cervical screening, the HPV vaccine for boys, the introduction of termination of pregnancy services and the merger of the three children’s hospitals in Dublin into...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Advertising Budgets (28 Nov 2018)

Leo Varadkar: ...cures is very much in the public interest. The Deputy and her party do not have a very good record on this with regard to her own conduct and that of some of her party members around the issue of CervicalCheck and cervical screening. Some of the false claims made by the Deputy's party caused increased anxiety for women in Ireland. There were false claims in health and false information...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2018)

Leo Varadkar: We all appreciate the reasons the Government took exceptional actions and put in place exceptional measures for the 221 women and their families who were affected by the CervicalCheck audit scandal. Those measures included, for example, the provision of medical cards regardless of income, counselling and a refund of out-of-pocket medical expenses. While pembrolizumab is not specifically...