Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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682. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated costs of expanding the National Childhood Immunisation Programme to include the roll-out of the Meningococcal B vaccine, Varicella vaccine and Rota Virus vaccine for all children and the Human Papilloma Virus vaccine for boys. [29108/15]

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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683. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing the Tdap vaccine to pregnant women. [29109/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 682 and 683 together.

My Department in conjunction with the HSE is examining evidence based changes to the immunisation programmes. The resource implications of the introduction of any new vaccine will be considered in the context of the Estimates Process, the review of HSE vaccination services, engagement with manufacturers, and the HSE Service Planning Process. It is not possible to give detailed figures while this process is ongoing.

There is no recommendation from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) concerning the inclusion of Varicella vaccine and HPV vaccine for boys in the childhood immunisation programmes.