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

Máire Hoctor: ...beyond Europe have been involved in screening programmes for some considerable time. As a person living in the mid-west, we were one of the first groups to benefit under the pilot scheme for the cervical screening programme. That was a great success where the vast majority of women turned up at the general practitioners' clinics and where the nurses carried out the cervical screening...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this important debate. The focus of our discourse here this evening must be on prevention because that is what the free screening programme for cervical cancer is intended to achieve. The screening programme, which has been available throughout the country since September, aims to pick women up before they develop cervical cancer. Smear tests have...

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

Dan Neville: ..., the Minister for Health and Children said: I accept the expert advice that the introduction of a universal, high uptake vaccination programme for young girls, in conjunction with population based cervical screening, could significantly reduce overall cervical cancer rates. I intend to seek Government approval for the programme and for the required funding in the autumn, based on the...

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

Barry Andrews: The second point to note is that HPV vaccination is not and cannot be a replacement for routine cervical screening. We know that countries that have organised cervical cancer screening programmes have substantially reduced both the number of new cases and deaths from cervical cancer. The Government's investment of €35 million in this programme demonstrates our commitment to a national...

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

Barry Andrews: However, when they talk nonsense it is possible to ignore what the Opposition has to say. It is important to bear in mind also that at least 30% of cervical cancers are caused by HPV types not covered by the vaccine, as many contributors have already pointed out. In the context of the cancer programme upon which the Government has embarked, there are a number of priorities from a clinical...

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

Timmy Dooley: ...misplaced concerns among the parents of young children. There is no basis for the claim that young children will suffer as a result of the Minister's decision to postpone the introduction of the cervical cancer vaccination programme until some time in the future. The facts circulated by some individuals are misleading. An e-mail campaign under way today highlights the orchestrated nature...

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

Alan Shatter: Last night, the Minister, Deputy Harney, acknowledged that we have a poor record on cervical cancer when compared with other countries. She acknowledged that the UK has had a screening programme for 20 years — our programme only commenced in September. She failed to acknowledge she has been part of a Government which for almost 12 years failed to roll out the required programme despite...

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

Rory O'Hanlon: Like every other Member, including the Minister, I would be delighted to see the introduction of the cervical cancer vaccination programme at this point in time. However, as a former Minister for Health and Children, and in fairness to the Minister, Deputy Harney, who has done excellent work in her Department, we must recognise that there are choices to be made. No Government in the world...

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

Margaret Conlon: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. The best possible protection for women is for us to ensure we fully implement CervicalCheck, the free screening programme for cervical cancer which is available since September 2008. In addition, we must continue to invest in the development of top quality cancer care treatment at the eight designated centres. As the Minister said in...

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)

Barry Andrews: The first thing to emphasise is that the HPV vaccine, while a valuable initiative, is just one part of helping to prevent deaths from cervical cancer.

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)

Leo Varadkar: ...to make and I do not propose to repeat or labour the arguments already made. Previously, I worked for a time in the gynaecologic oncology services in St. James's Hospital and I know something of cervical cancer. I have treated patients who subsequently died from the disease. I have seen the extent to which it is a horribly mutilating disease. I have also seen young women lose fertility...

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

Alan Shatter: ...that women develop pre-cancerous and cancerous cells, and that they be denied a life-saving vaccine. We now know that had the vaccine been available a number of years ago, of the 93 deaths from cervical cancer in 2004, 52 would not have occurred. The Minister for Health and Children herself acknowledged that two particular forms of the HPV virus cause 70% of cervical cancers and that the...

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 (Resumed) (12 Nov 2008)

Jack Wall: ...such occurrences but is allowing the equation, savings equals loss of lives, to be the accepted formula. In an article in the Irish Daily Mail on Friday, 7 November, a woman who suffered from cervical cancer stated, "Life is not a rehearsal. We should grab every opportunity we have". This is relevant to the debate. There are no replays in life and any dangers to it must be addressed...

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

Batt O'Keeffe: As long as the individual uses the screening process, which would normally mean approximately ten or 11 screenings during the course of her lifetime, it will prevent 95% of cervical cancers. This is the medical reality, although the Opposition would like to distort it in its own political self-interest. We are living through extremely challenging economic times and the Government has had to...

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

Róisín Shortall: ...and food consumption, which can reduce a person's chances of contracting the disease, but no vaccine is available to substantially reduce one's chances of developing most forms of cancer except cervical cancer. That is why the vaccine represents a significant breakthrough in health care and preventative medicine, which is severely under-developed in this State. For that reason, HIQA...

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

Michael Ring: ...of Fianna Fáil to vote with us tonight and ensure that this necessary scheme is retained and that young girls will get the vaccination they need. In years to come these girls will not die from cervical cancer. It is a simple thing to do. I have no wish to hold up the debate. I have made my suggestion and have found the money for the Minister. She should do the decent thing now and...

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

Paul Kehoe: ...is playing politics with this very important motion. We are not playing politics. We see children aged 12 having a chance of living longer, but the Government sees girls aged 12 dying with cervical cancer in the future. As politicians, we all go to funerals and one type of funeral we hate attending is that of a young woman who has died from cancer. We hate going into a mortuary and...