Results 61-80 of 104 for cervical speaker:James Reilly

Pre-Budget Statements (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

James Reilly: ...tax base, but we need to decide how those things should be done. Yesterday, the Minister for Health and Children claimed that I oppose all of her reforms, which is not the case. I supported her cervical vaccination scheme, which she later turned her back on. I supported her cervical screening scheme. I would support many of her other schemes if the detail could be amended. The manner...

Order of Business (25 Mar 2009)

James Reilly: Two weeks ago I asked the Taoiseach whether in the upcoming finance Bill he would consider reducing the VAT from 21.5% to the lower rate on cervical cancer vaccines.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2009)

James Reilly: I am sure the Taoiseach would like to reassure people that there is some help for children and the parents of children who want to get them vaccinated against cervical cancer.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2009)

James Reilly: Under the pending finance Bill, will the Taoiseach consider favourably a reduction in VAT on cervical cancer vaccines from 21.5% to 13.5%?

Challenges facing the Health Service: Statements (10 Mar 2009)

James Reilly: I supported the cervical cancer vaccine.

Challenges facing the Health Service: Statements (10 Mar 2009)

James Reilly: ...know what supplements will be included in the proposed cuts, and rumours are rife. In August 2008 the Minister approved the introduction of a vaccination programme against HPV, which can lead to cervical cancer. This was due to commence in September 2009. The programme was welcomed; HIQA recommended the vaccine and the National Immunisation Advisory Board welcomed it. We were told the...

Hospital Accommodation. (19 Feb 2009)

James Reilly: ...bed be available for a patient? At the end of the day, this is about trust and credibility. The Minister will not deliver on her promises in this regard in the same way she did not deliver on cervical vaccination. When will the beds be available? When does she hope to turn the sod on one of these projects?

Private Health Insurance. (16 Dec 2008)

James Reilly: ...many have calculated that as much as €15 million will accrue to the Exchequer as a consequence of this levy. In that circumstance, and in a year when we cannot vaccinate our young women against cervical cancer at a cost of €10 million, I hoped that this money, at least, might have been ring-fenced for health services rather than have it go back into the Exchequer. Can the Minister...

Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2008)

James Reilly: It took ten years to roll it out. The Minister, Deputy Harney, is making a facetious argument on the roll-out of cervical vaccinations.

Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: Yesterday the Government decided not to reverse the decision on cervical cancer vaccination to save the lives of women in the future. This morning Professor Harald zur Hausen, who won the Nobel prize for this work, made it very clear——

Vaccination Programme: Motion (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: ...instead of dealing with the issue and his extraordinary statement that this is not a childhood issue when this is a vaccination that will allow children to lead in adulthood a life free of cervical cancer.

Vaccination Programme: Motion (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: ...the name of that agency, HIQA, the Health Information and Quality Authority. It states very clearly that out of 10,074 pre-cancers, 3,680 can be averted. It states that out of 200 cases of cervical cancer annually, 111 can be averted. It states that out of 93 deaths a year, 52 can be averted. That means 52 women will not die if this vaccine is put in place. How can the Minister ignore...

Vaccination Programme: Motion (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: ...Quality Authority. A Member said here today that Fine Gael is being populist. I will be populist every time if it saves lives. The decision of this Government to deprive women of the facility of cervical screening is an indictment, particularly during a period of economic boom. We have asked where this money could be found. HIQA has said the vaccination programme could be done for...

Vaccination Programme: Motion (11 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: I move: That Dáil Éireann: noting: the findings of the Health Information and Quality Authority whereby the introduction of the HPV cervical cancer vaccination programme could see a 34 per cent reduction in pre-cancers, a 56 per cent reduction in cervical cancer and a 56 per cent reduction in deaths from cervical cancer; that the total cost of introducing the vaccine is estimated to be...

Vaccination Programme: Motion (11 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: Will we have to wait nine years for the cervical vaccination programme to be rolled out? I think we will. The Minister is dismissing the young, the old and the disabled.

Cancer Vaccine: Statements (6 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: ...reasons not to do something rather than find one way to make it happen. I already covered that with her. The Minister made the argument that she has choices to make. The choices are not between cervical screening and cervical vaccination but between front line services and bureaucracy, taxis, meetings and bonuses for the bosses. Those are the choices. What about the 5,000...

Cancer Vaccine: Statements (6 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: ...year old girls to commence in September 2009. She stated that she had considered all the advice available to her of the potential public health benefits of the HPV vaccination in the prevention of cervical cancer and the wider policy implications of its possible introduction into the national immunisation programme. She said: I accept the expert advice that the introduction of a...

Cancer Vaccine: Statements (6 Nov 2008)

James Reilly: ...based on the figures for cases that occurred in 2004. In the case of CIN2 and CIN3 — these are all pre-cancerous lesions — it would be possible to avert 1,435 of those. Of the 200 cases of cervical cancer in 2004, it estimates that 111 of these cases could be prevented. Of the 93 deaths that occurred in 2004 from this disease it would be possible to avert 52. These are stark...

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (9 Oct 2008)

James Reilly: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a cervical vaccine will be introduced; the funds that have been set aside to introduce it; the vaccine or vaccines that have been chosen; the cost per patient and in total; the number of vaccines expected to be administered and to which age groups; if appropriate arrangements have been made with the medical professions to roll...

Cancer Screening Programme. (24 Sep 2008)

James Reilly: It is not my intention to digress but the Minister referred to cervical screening, which commenced at the beginning of the month. I made a number of telephone calls last night and discovered that only one practice in north Dublin had received a kit. I made my feelings on that matter known in the past and was castigated for doing so. However, there is no point in announcing a service when...