Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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947. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adverse reactions to the HPV vaccine reported by general practitioners to the HPRA in each of the years 2011 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16286/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The information that the Deputy seeks in relation to the number of adverse reactions from the HPV vaccine is not readily available. Therefore, I have asked the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) to investigate the matter and reply directly to the Deputy.

The HPRA is responsible for monitoring the safety and quality of all medicines including vaccines that are licensed in Ireland and operates a national adverse reaction reporting system, which members of the public and health care professionals are encouraged to submit any suspected adverse reactions through this system. All Reports received by the HPRA are routinely transmitted to the European Medicines Agency’s adverse reaction database for inclusion in global signal detection and monitoring activities.