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Michael Healy-Rae Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2037. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if pharmacies or GPs can receive smaller batches of vaccines (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18868/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2066. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 326 of 3 April 2025, if HIQA will assess the impact of providing shingles vaccination for adults aged 65 years and older, as is done by the NHS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19072/25]
Duncan Smith Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2070. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if she will consider rolling out the shingles vaccine through the national immunisation programme, as is commonplace in other countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19123/25]
David Cullinane Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2082. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to continue and extend the Laura Brennan HPV vaccine catch-up programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19164/25]
Duncan Smith Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2143. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health what financial supports are available to those who are immuno-compromised to get the shingles vaccine, as advised by their medical team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19490/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2317. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health in light of National Cancer Registry Ireland reports of increased age-adjusted incidence of HPV-related cancers in Ireland (details supplied); the reason the HPV vaccine is not offered for free outside the HSE School Vaccination Programme and the Laura Brennan HPV Catch-up Vaccination Programme for under-21s; her plans to expand access to the vaccine; an…
Alan Kelly Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
932. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the position in respect of the supply and delivery of enhanced influenza vaccines for older persons for the 2025-2026 winter season. [16874/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Health
339. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will extend the HPV vaccination catch-up programme to include additional year groups under the age of 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16262/25]
Colm Burke Written 26 Mar 2025 · to Health
264. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the position in respect of the supply and delivery of enhanced inactivated influenza vaccines for older people for the winter season 2025-2026 as the HSE have now withdrawn from the tendering process for enhanced vaccine for this period; whether the HSE will reopen discussions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14557/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1758. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if there has been a decrease in the take-up of the HPV vaccine nationwide; if this is a matter of concern for her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11915/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1759. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the CHO with the lowest take-up of the HPV vaccine; if steps are being taken to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11916/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1760. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the progress made with respect to implementing the Programme for Government commitment to extend the Laura Brennan HPV catch-up vaccination programme to anyone under 25 who missed it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11917/25]
Réada Cronin Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Health
424. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if the Novavax vaccine will be made available in Ireland as an alternative to mRNA vaccines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8957/25]
Emer Currie Written 20 Feb 2025 · to Health
345. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if she will consider rolling out the shingles vaccine through the National Immunisation Programme to people aged 70 years and over and to those who are immunocompromised over 50 years as has been done in other states in the EU, the UK, Australia and New Zealand; if other supports are available to cut the cost of vaccination (details supplied). [6923/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
743. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the status of the Laura Brennan HPV Vaccination Catch-Up Programme; the strategy and key performance indicators for the programme; if a review will be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5833/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
744. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of people who received a HPV vaccination as part of the Laura Brennan HPV Vaccination Catch-Up Programme; and the total cost per vaccine administered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5834/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
745. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee recommendation that HPV vaccination should be offered to unvaccinated women who require excisional treatment for CIN 2+ lesions; if there are plans to provide vaccination to this group free of charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5835/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
828. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to reinstating the Laura Brennan HPV Vaccination Catch-Up Programme; if her Department has considered this proposal; the steps her Department has taken to advance it, if any; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6322/25]
Duncan Smith Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Health
296. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if she plans to fund the dead version of the Shingles vaccine, as it is not funded by the HSE and is not currently available on the medical card, so that the blood cancer community who are medically advised to get the vaccine are not unfairly punished; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5256/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1104. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans to establish a vaccine solidarity scheme, to cover adverse events arising from State-provided vaccine programmes. [2415/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1105. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health her plans to assist the small number of people who may have had adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccines; and whether there have been any discussions with vaccine manufacturers or indemnities provided in relation to adverse reactions from those vaccines. [2416/25]
Emer Currie Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1256. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if she will review the decision not to include the shingles vaccine in the national immunisation programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3158/25]
Emer Currie Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1257. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if she will consider expanding access to the shingles vaccine by including it under the medical card or drug payment scheme for eligible cohorts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3159/25]
Emer Currie Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1258. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if she intends to set a deadline for the future inclusion of the shingles vaccine in the national immunisation programme; if her Department will explore ways to improve the cost-effectiveness of introducing the vaccine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3160/25]