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Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (5 Mar 2019)

Simon Harris: ...the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) completed a health technology assessment (HTA) in relation to extending the national immunisation schedule to include the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination of boys.  As the HPV vaccine is preventative it is intended to be administered, if possible, before a person becomes sexually active, that is, before a person is first...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government’s goal is to bring about the eradication of HPV-related cancers in Ireland. A well organised screening programme, when combined with HPV vaccination for boys and girls, will help to achieve that goal. The Programme for Government commits to supporting the CervicalCheck Screening Programme and promoting the uptake of the HPV vaccine. In 2009, the National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (29 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: The Government’s goal is to bring about the eradication of HPV-related cancers in Ireland.  A well organised screening programme, when combined with HPV vaccination for boys and girls, will help to achieve that goal. The Programme for Government commits to supporting the CervicalCheck Screening Programme and promoting the uptake of the HPV vaccine. In 2009, the National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Cervical Screening Programme (12 Jun 2018)

Simon Harris: ...771, inclusive, together. The outcome of a Health Technology Assessment (HTA) carried out by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) for the National Screening Service was that the HPV test is a more accurate testing mechanism than the current liquid-based cytology, that the use of the HPV test would result in fewer false negative results, and that the use of the HPV test...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (16 Jul 2020)

Stephen Donnelly: Cancer screening is one very important aspect of cancer prevention, and another is HPV vaccination. The immunisation programme in Ireland is based on the advice of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC). The committee's recommendations are based on the prevalence of the relevant disease in Ireland and international best practice in relation to immunisation. It makes...

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

Stephen Donnelly: ...The ages at which vaccines are recommended in the immunisation schedule are chosen by the NIAC in order to give each child the best possible protection against vaccine preventable diseases. As the HPV vaccine is preventative it is intended to be administered, if possible, before a person becomes exposed to HPV infection. Therefore, the gender-neutral HPV vaccination programme targets all...

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (12 Jul 2011) See 1 other result from this answer

James Reilly: There are over 100 types of Human Papillomaviruses (HPV). Around 40 HPV types can infect the genital tract. Some of these are low-risk types (e.g. HPV 6 and 11) which cause genital warts, while others are high-risk types (e.g. HPV 16, 18, etc.) and are associated with various cancers such as cancer of the cervix. Gardasil which is the HPV vaccine used in the HSE's vaccination programme...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Jul 2019)

Simon Harris: The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) made a recommendation that the HPV vaccine should be given to boys. As the HPV vaccine is preventative it is intended to be administered, if possible, before a person becomes sexually active, that is, before a person is first exposed to HPV infection. On foot of NIAC’s recommendation, my Department asked the Health Information and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Dr. Lorraine Doherty: The Chairman asked a question about what was happening with HPV testing now and what would then happen in the future. On current HPV testing, we are a cytology-based primary screening programme. If a woman goes for a smear, she has cytology. She only has a HPV test if there is some abnormality on her cytology that warrants further investigation. Where there was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...The ages at which vaccines are recommended in the immunisation schedule are chosen by the NIAC in order to give each child the best possible protection against vaccine preventable diseases. As the HPV vaccine is preventative it is intended to be administered, if possible, before a person becomes exposed to HPV infection. Therefore, the gender-neutral HPV vaccination programme targets all...

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

Stephen Donnelly: ...The ages at which vaccines are recommended in the immunisation schedule are chosen by the NIAC in order to give each child the best possible protection against vaccine preventable diseases. As the HPV vaccine is preventative it is intended to be administered, if possible, before a person becomes exposed to HPV infection. Therefore, the gender-neutral HPV vaccination programme targets all...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (15 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) made a recommendation that the HPV vaccine should be given to boys. On foot of NIAC’s recommendation, my Department asked the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) to undertake a health technology assessment (HTA) to establish the clinical and cost-effectiveness of extending the current immunisation programme, which offers...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Oct 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: ...(NIAC). The committee's recommendations are based on the prevalence of the relevant disease in Ireland and international best practice in relation to immunisation. In 2009, the NIAC recommended HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination for all 12 to 13 year old girls to reduce their risk of developing cervical cancer when they are adults. In September 2010, the HPV vaccination programme was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (1 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: ...introduction of new vaccines in Ireland and to keep abreast of changes in the patterns of disease.  Therefore, the immunisation schedule will continue to be amended over time. In 2009 the NIAC recommended HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination for all 12-13 year old girls to reduce their risk of developing cervical cancer when they are adults.  In September 2010 the HPV...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (26 Sep 2019)

Simon Harris: The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) made a recommendation that the HPV vaccine should be given to boys. On foot of NIAC’s recommendation, my Department asked the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) to undertake a health technology assessment (HTA) to establish the clinical and cost-effectiveness of extending the current immunisation programme, which offers...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (8 Oct 2019)

Simon Harris: The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) made a recommendation that the HPV vaccine should be given to boys. On foot of NIAC’s recommendation, my Department asked the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) to undertake a health technology assessment (HTA) to establish the clinical and cost-effectiveness of extending the current immunisation programme, which offers...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines work by preventing infections prior to exposure to the HPV virus. Thus, the vaccines are more effective at a younger age prior to exposure to the HPV virus. The HSE offers a single dose of HPV vaccine to all first-year boys and girls in secondary school as part of the routine HPV vaccination programme. A vaccine uptake of 90% in girls by the age of 15 is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (15 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines work by preventing infections prior to exposure to the HPV virus. Thus, the vaccines are more effective at a younger age prior to exposure to the HPV virus. The HSE offers a single dose of HPV vaccine to all first-year boys and girls in secondary school as part of the routine HPV vaccination programme. A vaccine uptake of 90% in girls by the age of 15...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (23 May 2018)

Simon Harris: The outcome of a health technology assessment carried out by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) for the National Screening Service was that the HPV test is a more accurate testing mechanism than the current liquid-based cytology, that the use of the HPV test would result in fewer false negative results, and that the use of the HPV test would result in more cancers...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 May 2018)

Simon Harris: .... In 2018 more than 90 Irish women will die from cervical cancer. According to the World Health Organisation, which has reviewed international evidence, there is a strong association between HPV infection and the development of cervical cancer and that HPV vaccination is effective in preventing the development of cervical cancer. There are over 100 types of HPV and around 40 types of...