Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is any provision or funding for getting a child 14 years and older or children in third year and subsequent years at second level schools vacinated under the cervical vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14056/11]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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In line with the commitment in the Programme for Government, a cervical cancer vaccination catch-up programme for all girls in 6th year secondary schools will commence in the 2011-12 academic year. This will be repeated for the following two years in September 2012 and 2013 and will result in all girls in the senior cycle of second level schools being offered HPV vaccine. The HPV vaccination programme for first year girls will continue.