Results 41-60 of 96 for cervical speaker:Leo Varadkar

Leaders' Questions (1 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: ...considerably in recent years. More people now survive cancer than ever before. We have better treatment, quicker diagnosis and more prevention. Cancer screening works. In 2011, the incidence of cervical cancer in Ireland was 14 per 100,000. It is now ten per 100,000. Such a big decrease in a relatively short period can be attributed to things like the HPV vaccine and the screening...

Leaders' Questions (1 May 2018)

Leo Varadkar: ...case. I come from the medical profession. I am the Taoiseach, a doctor and also the brother of two sisters and know that a lot of women are afraid today. The 160 women who know that they have cervical cancer but who may not have been told about their previous false smear test result will be told this today, if they have not already been told. They will be offered an individual...

Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2017)

Leo Varadkar: ...of the decrease in alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking. We have very good screening programmes that are much better than those in other countries, for example, around breast and colorectal and cervical cancer. There are lots of good things happening in our health service. We should be fair to people who work in health services and fair in general in acknowledging this. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Apr 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ...diseases, paediatrics and public health. The committee's recommendations are informed by public health advice and international best practice. The HPV vaccine protects girls from developing cervical cancer when they are adults. It is available free of charge from the HSE for all girls in 1st year of secondary school and over 200,000 girls have received the vaccine since its introduction...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (22 Mar 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ...diseases, paediatrics and public health. The committee's recommendations are informed by public health advice and international best practice. The HPV vaccine protects girls from developing cervical cancer when they are adults. It is available free of charge from the HSE for all girls in 1st year of secondary school. Each year in Ireland around 300 women are diagnosed with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Feb 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 68 and 69 together. The HPV vaccine, Gardasil which was introduced in 2010, protects girls from developing cervical cancer when they are adults. It is available free of charge from the HSE for all girls in the first year of secondary school. Each year in Ireland around 300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer. The HPV vaccine protects against two...

Other Questions: Vaccination Programme (2 Feb 2016)

Leo Varadkar: The HPV vaccine, Gardasil, which was introduced in 2010, protects girls from developing cervical cancer when they are adults. It also protects against head and neck cancer, anal cancer and genital warts. It is available free of charge from the HSE for all girls in the first year of secondary school. I am aware of claims of an association between the HPV vaccination and a number of...

Other Questions: Vaccination Programme (2 Feb 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I am aware of claims of an association between HPV vaccination and a number of conditions experienced by a group of young women. The vaccine protects against cervical, penile and anal cancer and helps to prevent genital warts. It appears that some girls first suffered symptoms around the time they received the HPV vaccine, and understandably some parents have connected the vaccine to their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (2 Feb 2016)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 336 and 356 together. The HPV vaccine, Gardasil which was introduced in 2010, protects girls from developing cervical cancer when they are adults. It is available free of charge from the HSE for all girls in the first year of secondary school. Each year in Ireland around 300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer. The HPV vaccine protects against...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Jan 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ..., with reports followed up as necessary for further information, that may assist in the assessment of the case. The HPV vaccine, which was introduced in 2010, protects girls from developing cervical cancer when they are adults. It is available free of charge from the HSE for all girls in the first year of secondary school. This is in accordance with the recommendation received from the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (19 Jan 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ...best practice. Immunisation is regarded as one of the safest and most cost-effective of health care interventions. The HPV vaccine, which was introduced in 2010, protects girls from developing cervical cancer when they are adults. The vaccine is available free of charge from the HSE for all girls in 1st year of secondary school. This is in accordance with the recommendation received...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccinations Data (19 Jan 2016)

Leo Varadkar: ...given to 90% of the age group recommended for vaccination. The matter is now with the European Commission for a final and binding decision. Use of these vaccines is expected to prevent many cases of cervical cancer (cancer of the neck of the womb, which is responsible for tens of thousands of deaths in Europe each year) and various other cancers and conditions caused by HPV. The benefits...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cover (8 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: ...will be applicable specifically to either men or women. For example, the Regulations include provision for such medical treatments as a prostatectomy or testicular biopsy (in the case of men) and cervical biopsy or maternity services (in the case of women). The health services and procedures provided by minimum benefit should be viewed as a cohort of procedures that are important and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Vaccination Programme (3 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: ...normal manner and be guided by this advice in accessing appropriate services including specialist opinion where necessary. The HPV vaccine, which was introduced in 2010, protects girls from developing cervical cancer when they are adults. It is available free of charge from the HSE for all girls in the first year of secondary school. Gardasil is the vaccine used by the HSE in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: ...HSE in the School Immunisation Programme and over 100,000 girls have received this vaccine since its introduction. The vaccine protects against two high risk types of HPV (16 & 18) that cause 73% of all cervical cancers. Vaccinated women and girls will still be at risk from other high risk types of HPV that can cause cervical cancer and will therefore need to continue to have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Dec 2015)

Leo Varadkar: ...by the HSE in the School Immunisation Programme and over 100,000 girls have received this vaccine since its introduction. The vaccine protects against two high risk types of HPV (16 and 18) that cause 73% of all cervical cancers. Vaccinated women and girls will still be at risk from other high risk types of HPV that can cause cervical cancer and will therefore need to continue to have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: ...®and Cervarix®). Gardasil®is the vaccine used by the HSE in the School Immunisation Programme. The vaccine protects against two high risk types of HPV (16 & 18) that cause 73% of all cervical cancers. Vaccinated women and girls will still be at risk from other high risk types of HPV that can cause cervical cancer and will therefore need to continue to have regular...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (10 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I propose to take Questions Nos. 400 and 401 together. The HSE's National Screening Service provides cancer screening of the breast, cervical and bowel in line with best international evidence. BreastCheck offers free mammograms every two years to all women aged 50-64 years. Late last year I announced the extension of breast screening to women aged 65-69 years, in keeping with EU Guidelines....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (10 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: I acknowledge the contribution made by campaigns such as Blue September and Movember in helping to raise awareness of cancer in males. The National Screening Service provides breast, cervical and bowel in line with international evidence. BowelScreen, the National Bowel Screening Programme, commenced offering free bowel screening nationwide to both men and women aged 60-69 years in late...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Vaccination Programme (5 Nov 2015)

Leo Varadkar: ...®and Cervarix®). Gardasil®is the vaccine used by the HSE in the School Immunisation Programme. The vaccine protects against two high risk types of HPV (16 & 18) that cause 73% of all cervical cancers. Vaccinated women and girls will still be at risk from other high risk types of HPV that can cause cervical cancer and will therefore need to continue to have regular...