479. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health her current plans to improve access for children to Covid-19 vaccines. [75025/26]
Topics / Vaccination Programme
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsVaccination Programme
277 questions from 78 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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| July 2026 | 15 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 15 |
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222. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the roll-out of the shingles vaccine for the over-65s as announced in budget 2027. [74744/26]
882. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce free shingles vaccination for people aged 65 and over; and the expected timeline for its introduction. [73409/26]
1039. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health her plans to implement a shingles vaccination programme for those who are immunocompromised and those aged 65+ as announced in Budget 2027; and the expected timeline for the programme to commence. [74075/26]
179. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health her plans on the rollout of a national shingles vaccination programme. [72430/26]
200. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the details of the delivery of a new shingles vaccine for adults aged 65+. [72879/26]
763. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the extent to which shortages of public health nurses have affected the delivery of the school vaccination programme, including the HPV, Tdap, MenACWY and other routine school-based vaccinations, in each of the past three school years; and the number of schools where vaccination clinics were postponed or delayed due to staffing shortages. [71760/26]
768. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the reason lung transplant patients are not reimbursed for vaccinations they must have before undergoing transplant surgery (details supplied); and if consideration will be given to extending reimbursement to this cohort given the significant cost of the vaccinations required. [71742/26]
541. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the engagement she has had with the HSE in relation to the proposal to add the shingles vaccine to the reimbursement scheme. [69821/26]
546. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health her plans to make the shingles vaccine (shingrix) available through the HSE. [69824/26]
557. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the percentage of people who received the HPV vaccine, the booster, by gender, over the last five years, in tabular form. [69866/26]
562. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health to provide the percentage uptake of the HPV vaccine in all girl schools and all boy schools. [69867/26]
566. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase education about HPV, and the vaccine in schools. [69875/26]
583. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on plans to make the shingles vaccine free for people aged over 65; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70026/26]
655. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on the school immunisation programme; the number of vacancies in the Dublin area for the school immunisation team; to comment on the cancellation of junior infant vaccines MMR and Tdap boosters scheduled for the school (details supplied); and the steps that are being taken to address this. [70215/26]
198. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health whether protein-based Covid vaccines for people who cannot tolerate mRNA vaccines will be added to the 2026 vaccination programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69313/26]
199. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending the national shingles vaccination programme to provide free vaccination to all people aged 65 and over; the current eligibility criteria; and the estimated cost to the State of extending eligibility. [69338/26]
876. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health further to PQ45807/26, if further progress has been made to expand access to the shingles vaccine, given that cost-effectiveness is a concern; if there has been further engagement or negotiatations between the relevant parties; and the position regarding the shingles vaccine being considered for the immunisation schedule in Ireland. [68861/26]
639. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health Who will be getting the shingles vaccine for free. [67101/26]
1114. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 840 of 30 June 2026, and the HSE confirmation of 25 August 2026 that no interim system or process will be introduced for Regional Immunisation Committees before the first NIIS report in early 2027, the specific coverage threshold or trigger that would prompt Regional Immunisation Committee intervention in a low-coverage cohor…
3262. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if her Department have entered negotiations on a deal for the shingles vaccine (herpes zoster vaccine) for persons over 65 years of age as part of the National Immunisation Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55473/26]
3278. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if given the evidence to support the benefits of the shingles vaccine, known as shingrix, she will examine bringing forward a free or subsidised vaccination programme for people over 50 years of age as part of budget 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55517/26]
270. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to introducing a new higher tax credit or enhanced tax relief for recipients of the State pension who purchase the shingles vaccine at their own expense, given that the vaccine is recommended by public health authorities but is not currently publicly funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54329/2…
483. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department has undertaken to examine the feasibility of expanding access to the shingles vaccine to persons over 65 years-of-age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54268/26]
488. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if her Department has modelled a phased rollout of a publicly funded shingles vaccination programme, beginning with those aged 75 years and older or those most at risk of serious complications; if she will provide details of any such analysis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54326/26]