119. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the introduction of a free vaccination for shingles; and if she will consider adding coverage for shingles vaccination to the medical card, discretionary medical card, GP visit card or drug payment scheme card. [64594/25]
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152. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to consider adding the shingles vaccine to the national immunisation programme for over 70s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64635/25]
161. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health if her Department plans to recommend that visitors from large, populous countries that have recently reduced their vaccination requirements for illnesses such as measles, mumps, rubella, and influenza obtain these vaccinations before visiting Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56730/25]
989. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health whether any research has been carried out to comparing the findings of Ireland’s health technology assessment, HTA, for the shingles vaccine to the HTAs carried out in the 15 counties in Europe that have shingles national immunisation programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62913/25]
990. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has examined additional factors considered by European counties outside of HTAs in making their decision to launch their shingles national immunisation programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62914/25]
991. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of including the shingles vaccine as part of the national immunisation programme for over 70s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62915/25]
992. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of including the shingles vaccine as part of the national immunisation programme for over 60s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62916/25]
993. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of including the shingles vaccine as part of the national immunisation programme for over 50s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62917/25]
1048. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if necessary tetanus vaccination shots given as post-exposure prophylaxis are covered by the medical card; if not, the reasoning for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63196/25]
1152. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health whether she plans to provide the shingles vaccine to older people free of charge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64015/25]
498. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the reasons the shingles vaccine is not currently subsidised or included in the national immunisation programme, despite its proven effectiveness in preventing shingles and post-herpetic neuralgia, particularly among older adults and immunocompromised individuals; if her Department is currently considering any scheme to make the vaccine more affordable; and if …
966. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health if she accepts medical analysis that the shingles vaccine can reduce the risk of developing dementia in older people; if she plans to add this vaccine to the national adult immunisation programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61231/25]
429. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if her Department has insight into long-term health and economic benefits that could be associated with adding the shingles vaccine to the routine immunisation schedule, given the growing population aged 65+ across Ireland. [60653/25]
200. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the minutes of all meetings and discussions in person or via any medium from within her Department, from within the HSE, and between her Department and the HSE, concerning the cancellation of the tender that would have seen the introduction of enhanced influenza vaccines for those over 65; if there are plans to expand or enhance immunisati…
1985. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for an update on the HPV vaccination schemes being provided through the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59529/25]
2014. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to introduce a free shingles vaccination programme for older people given that many have difficulty with affordability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59658/25]
802. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a catch-up programme will be implemented for those who missed out on their HPV vaccines in their first year of secondary school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56867/25]
134. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the introduction of a free shingles vaccine for older people, in particular those over 66 years-of-age, in line with best practice in other European countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52175/25]
158. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when she will extend public immunisation schemes to provide free RSV and shingles cover; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52530/25]
474. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the number of recipients of the flu vaccine for each of the past four years, by county or geographical area; by age category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52924/25]
183. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to the provision of the shingles vaccine (details supplied) free of charge for those that are immunocompromised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52275/25]
188. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to list all vaccinations which are either legally required or recommended to be administered to children before they reach the age of majority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52320/25]
340. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the financial support options open to a person (details supplied) to access a costly vaccination for shingles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50962/25]
357. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on the flu vaccine for each of the last three winter periods; to outline any plans to expand the scope of the flu vaccine for the upcoming winter period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51093/25]
358. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if she or her Department has updated the plans to ensure greater availability of the flu vaccine this winter for at risk and vulnerable citizens; whether she has engaged with the pharmacist and general practitioner groupings to discuss the planned roll out of the flu vaccine; whether a cost-benefit analysis has been carried out by the Government in relation to …