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Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (1 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...those aged 60 to 69, with an extension to people aged 59 to begin end of 2023). There has also been significant investment in cervical screening, including the introduction of the more effective HPV screening test to help us detect more cancers at an early stage, and the construction of the new National Cervical Screening Laboratory at the Coombe hospital. I was pleased in January to...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (31 May 2023) See 2 other results from this debate

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...cervical cancer. For reasons that must be obvious, many women in Ireland have lost confidence in the outsourcing of lab tests to the United States. Yet cervical screening, human papilloma virus, HPV, and cytology sample processing at the State’s only lab, the recently opened national laboratory at the Coombe university hospital in Dublin, has been paused due to accreditation...

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?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Holly Cairns: 1800. To ask the Minister for Health when HPV and cytology sample processing for CervicalCheck will be resumed in the Coombe Hospital. [18351/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (21 Mar 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...to populations at substantial risk of sexual acquisition of HIV, including those with HIV+ partners. Over 2,000 individuals, mostly gay men, are currently registered with the national programme. - HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine extension to men and women living with HIV up to and including 26 years; and to gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM), including MSM living...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: The Role of Pharmacy Care in the Healthcare System: Irish Pharmacy Union (8 Mar 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

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

Seanad: Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Bill 2019: Second Stage (7 Mar 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Annie Hoey: ...It was a robust process and exactly what these Houses are for. The legislation is important but other issues remain that we cannot put on the long finger. We have done so much regarding human papillomavirus, HPV, screening and testing and bringing laboratories back but there is a little bit more still to do. It has taken far too many scandals for this legislation to come about but this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with All-Ireland Cancer Research Institute (23 Feb 2023) See 6 other results from this debate

Rose Conway-Walsh: I want to ask about the affordability of the HPV vaccine, particularly where GPs prescribe it and the patient cannot afford to pay the price of €600. I have raised this issue several times. How important is it, when a clinician recommends that somebody needs to have, and should have, the HPV vaccine, that we make the vaccine affordable? On the previous occasion we met we talked...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Feb 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 615. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated amount to the State to extend the HPV vaccination catch-up programme to males up to the age of 25 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8228/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Feb 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Éamon Ó Cuív: 691. To ask the Minister for Health the latest HPV vaccine uptake rates for the 2021-2022 school year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8808/23]

Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023) See 2 other results from this debate

Stephen Donnelly: ...for those changes goes back to Vicky Phelan and the others who took a stance and, critically as colleagues said, continued to advocate and fight after that. Years of work has gone into it. We now have HPV screening, HPV vaccines and the catch-up programme. It is important to say cancer survivorship rates in Ireland are going in the right direction. They are increasing. Our goal is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Feb 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...launched on a nationwide basis in October, 2022, and, as a result of privacy and convenience, has been very successful in reaching cohorts that may have been reluctant to access STI clinics in person. - The HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccinewas extended to men and women living with HIV up to and including 26 years; and to gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM), including...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Jan 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Colm Brophy: 751. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the HPV vaccine is not available to some unvaccinated males who are in sixth year; the reason that the eligibility criteria are not set by age as opposed to school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4804/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Cancer Research (25 Jan 2023)

Anne Rabbitte: ...already well on the way and we are in a strong position to meet the targets. This is due in large part to the introduction of cervical screening and improvements in early diagnosis as well as our HPV vaccination programme. The incidence and mortality rates from cervical cancer are declining. We are all united in our desire to eliminate this cancer, which is within reach of us. We are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Jan 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael Creed: 1225. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the current situation regarding the HPV vaccination programme and in particular catch-up clinics that specifically target males under 25 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63475/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Jan 2023) See 6 other results from this answer

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: Departmental Policies (13 Dec 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: ...x2019;s Health Action Plan 2022-23 was published on 8 March 2022, to mark International Women’s Day and commits to improving health outcomes and experiences for women. - To date, significant investment has been made in areas expressed as a priority for women including endometriosis, menopause, gynaecology, maternity, contraception, mental health, HPV vaccines, period poverty,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Dec 2022) See 1 other result from this answer

Joe Flaherty: 599. To ask the Minister for Health when the HPV catch-up programme for females up to 25 years of age will be introduced as announced in May 2022. [61962/22]