Results 1-8 of 8 for cervical speaker:Helen McEntee

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments (26 Nov 2020)

Helen McEntee: ...requesting that the Supreme Court vacancy arising from the retirement of Ms Justice Mary Finlay Geoghegan in June 2019 be filled. He cited emerging pressures including the establishment of the Cervical Check Tribunal. The then Minister wrote to the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board (JAAB) on 17 February 2020. He asked the Board to furnish him with nominations for this vacancy,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments (24 Nov 2020)

Helen McEntee: ...requesting that the Supreme Court vacancy arising from the retirement of Ms Justice Mary Finlay Geoghegan in June 2019 be filled. He cited emerging pressures including the establishment of the Cervical Check Tribunal. The then Minister wrote to the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board (JAAB) on 17 February 2020. He asked the Board to furnish him with nominations for this vacancy,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments (24 Nov 2020)

Helen McEntee: ...2020 requesting that the Supreme Court vacancy arising from the retirement of Ms Justice Mary Finlay Geoghegan in June 2019 be filled. He cited emerging pressures including the establishment of the Cervical Check Tribunal. The then Minister wrote to the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board (JAAB) on 17 February 2020. He asked the Board to furnish him with nominations for this...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Vaccination Programme (22 Nov 2016)

Helen McEntee: ...must ensure that people understand that the vaccine is safe and can save lives. I will first present the facts.This vaccine protects against two high-risk types of the virus that cause 73% of all cervical cancers. It is estimated that HPV vaccination will eventually save 60 lives a year in this country. HPV vaccine safety has been monitored for more than ten years by many international...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Vaccination Programme (22 Nov 2016)

Helen McEntee: ...Bacik said, it is possible that 40 women will die in years to come as a result of not taking the vaccine. There is an onus on those of us whose friends and family members who have been affected by cervical cancer to stress the importance of the vaccine. I outlined in my response a number of the actions that are being taken and have been taken to date. If the Senator would like further...

Topical Issue Debate: Cancer Screening Programmes (9 Jul 2015)

Helen McEntee: ...and they are less likely to be referred on if they do not get to that stage. I suggest something as simple as a letter encouraging men. It is difficult to have an open-ended scheme, as with CervicalCheck or BreastCheck, as one must pick a certain age demographic. Men aged between 60 and 69 have a one in 14 chance of developing prostate cancer and six in ten cases are found in men...

Topical Issue Debate: Cancer Screening Programmes (9 Jul 2015)

Helen McEntee: ...Varadkar, agreed to this change and to extend it. No doubt by the end of the year or next year, the figures will show that countless lives will be saved. We also have a screening programme called CervicalCheck for young women. At the age of 25, they receive a letter - it is something I received - to tell them that they can avail of a free smear test to check for cervical cancer....

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

Helen McEntee: 555. To ask the Minister for Health his views on extending the free cervical smear testing programme to include under 25 year olds; if the scheme will be extended on the basis that should a person under 25 years decide they require a smear test, based on family history, if they will then be included; the amount it would it cost to include under 25 year olds in this programme; if he will...