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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Bernard Durkan: ...-checked in every which way to ensure that people could come forward and totally rely on the product. The same has to apply in this case. Professor Kitchener said that neither screening nor HPV vaccination alone is enough. He said we need both public health programmes if we are to make cervical cancer a rare disease in Ireland. Will Professor Kitchener expand on that point a little?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 202. To ask the Minister for Health if, in the course of the next HPV campaign, the most modern and effective vaccines will be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41527/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Meeting on Health Issues: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: ...services lying idle in this country due to the scheme? My information is that there are. If we have the facilities then we should not let them lie idle. I am glad to see that a new regime of HPV vaccination has commenced. Obviously it will be more effective than previously for a whole lot of reasons. I believe there are two series of the new vaccine. One is a series 7 and the...

CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Jun 2019)

Bernard Durkan: ...that argument is not for tonight's debate. When we look back, there was a serious flaw in the system. It had an 80% accuracy rate, or a 20% inaccuracy rate. That is a flaw in the system. The HPV test will eventually replace the old system. It is coming, and hopefully soon, but it is not fair to state that the Minister has deliberately dragged his feet or that someone else has failed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)

Bernard Durkan: What progress is being made on the changeover to HPV testing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)

Bernard Durkan: ...and 20% doubtful. Dr. McKenna has said that 50% of those should be narrowed down into a more accurate area. Once the tenders are cleared, etc., when are we likely to be able to rely on the HPV system and taking the women out of the cytology programme in order to eliminate the doubt, concern, stress and continuing queries over it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: CervicalCheck Screening Programme Update: Discussion (13 Feb 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Will there also be a look-back at the HPV tests? For instance in some cases they are not entirely accurate - we cannot get 100%. What protection will there be for the ones that may not be accurate and fall off the shelf, as it were, in that test?

Topical Issue Matters (6 Oct 2016)

Bernard Durkan: ...of physiotherapist and physical therapist in one register; (6) Deputy Robert Troy - the establishment of an emergency task force to address job losses at Cameron Willis in Longford; (7) Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan - the issues affecting some recipients of the HPV vaccine in light of a recent report from Uppsala monitoring centre; (8) Deputy Lisa Chambers - the report on the well-being of...