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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Martin Conway: That is great, and I might engage with Dr. Henry directly on that in the coming weeks. On another question, Dr. Henry might give us an update on how the HPV and flu vaccination programmes are going, although it is probably too early with regard to the flu vaccination. In addition, does he have any further update on the Covid vaccination programme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Martin Conway: ...some of that is in train or possibly has happened or is in the process of happening. Finally, when he is providing us with an update on vaccines, he might give us a few sentences on the HPV vaccine. How is the roll-out of the vaccine and the HPV catch-up programme going?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Martin Conway: Perhaps Dr. Henry can send us a note? Could Dr. Henry update us on how the catch-up programme relating to the HPV vaccine going?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: The Role of Pharmacy Care in the Healthcare System: Irish Pharmacy Union (8 Mar 2023)

Martin Conway: What about the HPV vaccine? Are any pharmacists providing that?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: ...centre, Bunratty, Knappogue Castle and the other Shannon Heritage sites? I would appreciate it if the Leader could intervene on this matter. I also wish to raise the issue of the human papillomavirus, HPV, catch-up programme. It was announced by the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, last July. This week alone, I have been contacted by two individuals who have been charged...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Martin Conway: Last July, the Minister for Health announced that the catch-up programme for every woman under the age of 25 who had not availed of the HPV vaccine would free of charge, but a number of people have contacted my office to say that is not the case. Where exactly are we with this? Is it free of charge or not and, if it is not free, when will it be?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2022)

Martin Conway: ...be readily available. I believe that the flu vaccine should be made available to everybody free of charge because it is an essential health measure. We need to know when the human papillomavirus, HPV, vaccine will be rolled out in order to forward plan. It is great that the Minister has announced that there is a catch-up programme and that all females under-25 years who have not...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill: Second Stage (12 Jul 2022)

Martin Conway: ...a situation where she cannot avail of the best form of appropriate contraception. That is very welcome. While I am on my feet, I commend what has been done in terms of the human papillomavirus, HPV, vaccine. I raised it on many occasions with the Minister and I pushed hard to ensure that the HPV catch-up programme would be free of charge. It is very welcome that this has happened....

Seanad: National Maternity Hospital and Women's Health Action Plan: Statements (1 Jun 2022)

Martin Conway: ...buy-in. I welcome the fact that the Minister launched the programme on women's health in April. I sincerely thank him and the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, for waiving all fees in respect of the HPV vaccine. I campaigned for that for two years. I believe the HPV vaccine saves lives. Ms Laura Brennan, from my own county, campaigned tirelessly on the issue. There was a significant...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 May 2022)

Martin Conway: Last September, I tabled a Commencement matter on the human papillomavirus, HPV, vaccine. The Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, came in on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, and committed to eliminating the charge for the catch-up vaccination. I was quite disappointed when this was then referred to the national immunisation advisory committee, NIAC, because what this vaccine...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Martin Conway: That is great. The witnesses might provide a progress note to the committee, perhaps in three or four weeks, as to how the impact is being addressed. Another issue is the HPV vaccine, specifically the catch-up programme. I understand that the Minister asked the National Immunisation Advisory Committee, NIAC, for a recommendation and that that recommendation has now been sent from NIAC to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Jan 2022)

Martin Conway: ...for an immediate independent investigation has been strengthened by the sad news of 111 people on trolleys in Limerick. January is cervical cancer awareness month. We all know how important the HPV vaccine is. Thankfully, there is a greater culture in this country of taking vaccines as a result of Covid-19. If greater numbers of people are embracing vaccination as an result of...

Seanad: Covid-19 and the New Measures (Health): Statements (1 Dec 2021)

Martin Conway: ...the HSE letting those staff go? Now the HSE is under pressure to try to re-recruit staff. Those people could have been kept on. There was plenty of work for them to do on the flu vaccine, the HPV vaccine and other work. I am just interested to know what the logic or reasoning behind letting those people go was because it should not have happened. It saddens me to say that in the past...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Nov 2021)

Martin Conway: ...identified as one of the most influential women in sport in Ireland. It is a tribute to what she and the organisation have achieved, and I congratulate her on that. I want to raise the fact the HPV vaccine has been shown to lead to a 90% reduction in cervical cancer. It is a tribute to Laura Brennan and a tribute to the people who have campaigned tirelessly for the HPV vaccine to be...

Seanad: Sláintecare Implementation: Statements (19 Oct 2021)

Martin Conway: ...by not charging for it. I would go a step further and say we should not be charging for any vaccine. I welcome the commitment the Minister gave to me through the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, in a Commencement debate on the HPV vaccine. It is shocking to think we have been charging between €400 and €600 to people who wanted to catch up and get their children...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Vaccination Programme (28 Sep 2021)

Martin Conway: ...particularly so from a County Clare perspective given the late Laura Brennan was from Ennis. She did so much in her campaigning to encourage both parents and young people to take up the human papillomavirus, HPV, vaccine. At one stage take-up was in excess of 80%, which is remarkable, even from a European or worldwide perspective. As we move forward through the pandemic, we see vaccine...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Sep 2021)

Martin Conway: ...quality of life in the west of Ireland, we are very excited at the prospect of what he could achieve in his new position, when ratified, as chair of the Shannon Group. I put down a Commencement matter today on the HPV vaccine and I was delighted with what the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Rabbitte, outlined in regard to the significant uptake of the vaccine for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Cancer Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2021)

Martin Conway: ...sadly lost their lives as a result of late diagnosis? Given it is very difficult to tell, are there any statistics in that regard? Do the witnesses have any comments on the suspension of the HPV roll-out in second level schools? Over 80% of young people were getting the HPV vaccine and a lot of that was down to the work of Laura Brennan before she passed away. I have concerns that...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Vaccination Programme (23 Apr 2021)

Martin Conway: ...since his appointment, I formally congratulate him and commend him on the work he has done so far.I have tabled this matter because I am concerned about the roll-out of the human papillomavirus, HPV, vaccine. Those concerns have been shared by the family of Laura Brennan. Members will recall the fantastic work in promoting the uptake of the HPV vaccine Laura Brennan did before her death....