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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (26 May 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: ..., has made over recent weeks, including, for example, in respect of women's health services. Nor did it have any impact on this week's announcement of the expansion of the human papillomavirus, HPV, vaccine programme in schools. When it comes to the issue of orphan drugs, however, the Covid crisis is given as a reason for lack of action. It is very frustrating to see the pandemic being...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: In 2009, the national immunisation advisory committee, NIAC, approved the human papillomavirus, HPV, vaccine for 12- to 13-year-old girls to reduce their risk of developing cervical cancer. In 2018, on foot of a NIAC recommendation, the HPV vaccine also became available to boys in first year. Currently, the Department of Health has asked NIAC to consider providing the vaccine to girls and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (15 Feb 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 171. To ask the Minister for Health if secondary school students that could not avail of the HPV vaccine due to the fact that they started the school year in 2018-2019 will be able to avail of the vaccine at a later date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7766/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 Dec 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 514. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make the HPV vaccine available free of cost to all persons who would medically benefit from it, particularly students who missed receiving it in school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62483/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (27 Jul 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 2698. To ask the Minister for Health if secondary school students who could not avail of the HPV vaccine due to the fact they started the school year in 2018-2019 will be able to avail of it at a later date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38807/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (27 Jul 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 2699. To ask the Minister for Health if a student who could not avail of the HPV vaccine in their first year of secondary school can avail of the vaccine at a later date while they are still a student in the school; if not, if this policy will be reviewed in order to encourage as many students as possible to avail of this vaccine before leaving school; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (27 Jul 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 2768. To ask the Minister for Health if a catch-up programme will be put in place for the HPV vaccine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39083/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (27 Jul 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 2700. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to increase the uptake of the HPV immunisation amongst secondary school students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38809/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (27 Jul 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 2701. To ask the Minister for Health if the HPV immunisation programme will be extended to include boys that started school in September 2018; if not, if he will consider including the vaccine under the drugs payment scheme as the cost of paying for the vaccine is significant and may result in many not availing of the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38810/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (27 Jul 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 2769. To ask the Minister for Health if the HPV vaccine will be made available for purchase through the drugs payment scheme for boys attending secondary school in the 2018-2019 academic year and who just missed out on receiving the vaccine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39084/21]