Results 1-20 of 24 for hpv speaker:Colm Burke

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (9 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: 1212. To ask the Minister for Health if he is concerned by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre’s recently published report (26/02/24) on the uptake of the HPV vaccine for the academic years 2022/2023 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13634/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (9 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: 1213. To ask the Minister for Health what steps he will take to increase the uptake of the HPV vaccine in the school immunisation programme in consideration of the findings of the Health Protection Surveillance Centre’s recently published report (26/02/24) on the uptake of the HPV vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13635/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (9 Apr 2024)

Colm Burke: 1214. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the recently published Health Protection Surveillance Centre’s report (26/02/24) on the uptake of the HPV vaccine does not include information regarding the percentage of uptake achieved through the Laura Brennan HPV catch-up vaccination programme in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13636/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 1258. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ring-fence funding to expand the catch-up programme for HPV vaccination between the ages of 15 to 24 years, as recommended by the national immunisation advisory committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28244/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Jun 2023)

Colm Burke: 1260. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure greater take up of the HPV vaccine, including a review of the current information campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28247/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 1274. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe to move the HPV programme from a two-dose programme to a single dose programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63639/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 1275. To ask the Minister for Health the way that it is intended to monitor the HPV programme for effectiveness in view of the intention to move the HPV programme from a two-dose programme to a single dose programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63640/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 1276. To ask the Minister for Health when the HPV programme will be reviewed for clinical effectiveness in view of the intention to move the HPV programme from a two-dose programme to a single dose programme; if it is intended to return to a two-dose programme should this prove negative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63641/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 1278. To ask the Minister for Health the way that the move of the HPV programme from a two-dose programme to a single dose programme may affect the target date for the elimination of cervical cancer in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63643/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Jan 2023)

Colm Burke: 1277. To ask the Minister for Health the way that is it intended to reach the 90% coverage rate for the HPV vaccine given that NIAC has advised that this is essential for an effective single-dose programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63642/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (22 Mar 2022)

Colm Burke: 909. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full annual cost of making the HPV vaccine available free of charge to all persons up to 25 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14308/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 Feb 2022)

Colm Burke: 225. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to fund the HPV vaccine catch-up programme for those who have missed out on the HPV vaccine in first year of school for any given reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8633/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Dec 2021)

Colm Burke: 648. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the efficacy of the new cervical cancer test that detects HPV; the number of tests that have been HPV positive with no abnormal cell changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61699/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (24 Mar 2021)

Colm Burke: 1384. To ask the Minister for Health if a policy has been developed to ensure all health programmes take account of young persons who have transitioned, such as immunisation programmes, HPV in line with WPATH or other appropriate professional transgender health guidelines, in line with Objective 13 of the LGBTI+ national youth strategy to improve the physical and mental health of transgender...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Lyme Disease: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Colm Burke: ...we have all the most up-to-date information and tests and are dealing with the issue properly? There already has been an event where totally inaccurate information was put out in respect of the HPV vaccine. Similarly, we seem to have a lot of misinformation in relation to this. It is important that the witnesses clarify here and now that they are satisfied that were a GP to be concerned...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Colm Burke: ...House, and I was here for most of them, I was still able to attend a conference in the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland where Professor Ian Frazer, who developed the human papilloma virus, HPV vaccine, gave a lecture. It is sad that there were protests outside the college and outside the Dáil by people who were alleging that the vaccine has negative effects. The evidence in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Screening Programmes: Discussion (23 May 2018)

Colm Burke: ...concerned, the immediate response was "Well, it can't be cancer. I've got a clear smear." Do we need to get an great deal more information out there to the effect that the smear test or even the HPV testing about which we are talking will not produce a finite result of 100%? We are now in the area of litigation. If we take the figure of 95% of higher-grade abnormalities, what about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Screening Programmes: Discussion (23 May 2018)

Colm Burke: On the cervical screening programme, I understand there is a 7% reduction in cervical cancer each year for the last four years. If HPV testing is introduced, what kind of reduction can be expected in cervical cancer? How long do we need to have it up and running before we can see really positive results?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 May 2018)

Colm Burke: I want to raise an issue related to CervicalCheck and the human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine. It is unfortunate that some of the people who were to the forefront criticising the HPV vaccine programme are now to the forefront in criticising the errors in the CervicalCheck scheme. Interestingly, two of the individuals concerned appeared on a television programme recently, yet neither of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Cervical Screening Programme: Department of Health, HSE, CervicalCheck and the National Cancer Control Programme (2 May 2018)

Colm Burke: Do we have a target date for HPV testing?