Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
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198. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made to introduce a vaccination for meningitis B; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14519/14]

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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206. To ask the Minister for Health if he proposes to introduce the new vaccine for the B strain of meningitis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14564/14]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 198 and 206 together.

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) has not made any recommendation in relation to the use of Meningitis B vaccine in the primary childhood immunisation programme in Ireland. However NIAC has issued guidance in relation to the use of the Meningitis B vaccine in the control of clusters or outbreaks of Meningococcal B disease.