Vaccination Programme

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 …

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]

497. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health if she will consider introducing free shingles vaccinations for persons over 65 years-of-age and for persons who are immunocompromised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54378/26]

371. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of pneumococcal vaccinations administered under the community pharmacy pneumococcal vaccination service for eligible persons aged 65 years and over since the service became operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53756/26]

762. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details of any assessment undertaken by her Department on extending publicly funded access to the shingles vaccine for cancer patients and other immunocompromised individuals; whether such a proposal has been considered following recommendations from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee; and if she will make a state…

763. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of providing the shingles vaccine free-of-charge to cancer patients who are clinically advised to receive it; whether this option has been examined by her Department; and if she will publish any cost-benefit analysis undertaken. [52922/26]

764. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of cancer patients who have received financial assistance from the State towards the cost of the shingles vaccine in each of the past five years; and the supports currently available to patients who are advised by their consultant to receive the vaccine but cannot afford it. [52923/26]

765. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health whether consideration has been given to including the shingles vaccine on the list of medicines and treatments available without charge to eligible cancer patients under publicly funded cancer care, where the vaccine is clinically indicated to reduce the risk of complications arising during treatment; and if she will make a statement on the ma…

214. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will include the shingles vacation for adults aged 65 years and over free of charge at the point of delivery in the national immunisation programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51994/26]

793. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider including the shingles vaccine in publicly funded vaccination programmes or under the drug payment scheme; the estimated cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51287/26]

275. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce a vaccine injury payment programme in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49935/26]

276. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if a timeline for when the vaccine injury payment programme may be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49936/26]

776. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 285 of 20 May 2026, if she will provide assurance to the parents of an individual (details supplied) who is in a residential setting, that they will not be administered any future vaccination in view of the fact they are not in a position to make an informed decision about the likely negative impact of sam…

791. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current MenB vaccine uptake rate among the eligible infant cohort in the southwest HSE region compared to the national average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48999/26]

839. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has set a national target uptake rate for MenB, MenC and MenACWY vaccines under the Primary Childhood and School Immunisation Programmes; if so, the target for each vaccine; the date by which it is to be achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49257/26]

840. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health given that the National Immunisation Information System will only capture data on children born from 1 October 2025 onward, the specific measures in place to improve immunisation data quality and identify coverage gaps for children born before that date; whether any interim system or process will be introduced to support regional immunisation c…

777. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce a publicly funded vaccine programme for shingles for persons aged over 75 years-of-age. [47417/26]

910. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the engagement she has had, or that her Department has had, with people who report persistent adverse symptoms following Covid-19 vaccination; whether she or her officials have met individuals, families, clinicians or representative groups on this issue; the dates of any such meetings; the main issues raised; the actions arising; and if her Dep…

911. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether she accepts that, while Covid-19 vaccination has played an important role in public health, a small number of people may experience serious or persistent adverse reactions following vaccination, as has been recognised historically in relation to other vaccines, including the experience of narcolepsy following H1N1 swine flu vaccination;…

912. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the clinical pathway available for people who report persistent adverse symptoms following Covid-19 vaccination, including where symptoms are complex, multi-system or disabling; whether general practitioners have been given clear guidance on referral, assessment and management; whether any specialist assessment pathway exists nationally; and if…

913. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of reports of suspected adverse reactions following Covid-19 vaccination received by the Health Products Regulatory Authority to date; the number classified as serious; the number involving persistent, disabling or medically significant symptoms where such information is available; the way in which such reports are followed up; and t…

914. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the supports available to people who report ongoing disabling symptoms following Covid-19 vaccination, including access to specialist assessment, rehabilitation, neurology, cardiology, immunology, long Covid or post-viral clinics where clinically appropriate; whether her Department has assessed whether current services are meeting this need; an…