406. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the implementation of an RSV Immunisation Pathfinder Programme for older adults in 2025 to protect vulnerable older adults, including those living in long term care facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33328/25]
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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| December 2025 | 12 |
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| May 2026 | 23 |
| June 2026 | 18 |
| July 2026 | 15 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 15 |
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295. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health when the vaccine injury compensation scheme will be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30761/25]
376. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to the phased introduction of the shingrix vaccine shingles vaccine to the National Immunisation Schedule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31166/25]
1459. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the reimbursement of the shingles vaccine by the corporate pharmaceutical unit of the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29747/25]
1465. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if her Department is aware of an academic study (details supplied) that shows increased public health benefits, including increased vaccine coverage rates, in France, following the decision of the French government to legislate for the HPV vaccine to be administered in pharmacies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29789/25]
1469. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of a vaccine alliance, aimed at boosting the uptake of childhood vaccines and reducing vaccine hesitancy, which was first launched by the then-Minster for Health in September 2019 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29793/25]
1476. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details of the progress of the vaccine damage solidarity scheme; if the scheme has been considered by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform; to provide a timeframe for the scheme to become operational; how an individual might engage with the scheme; and if she will make a statement…
1519. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the commencement of the proposed pilot programme to improve HPV vaccine uptake rates among underserved communities; to outline the proposed methodology and geographic locations for this pilot scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30004/25]
1520. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health to provide the most up to date HPV vaccination uptake data for the academic year 2023-2024; her views on the reason this data is not currently publicly available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30005/25]
1547. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the procurement and roll out of the new national immunisation system which will be used to record all vaccine programmes offered by the State and to support their delivery. [30113/25]
1562. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the assessment currently underway for the RSV immunisation 2026-2027 season and beyond; if there is a commitment to retain the RSV vaccine for infants; if there are plans to expand eligibility for the free RSV vaccine to include older adults; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30208/25]
1563. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of offering the RSV vaccine to people aged 65 years and older; the cost of offering the vaccine specifically to those with a chronic respiratory disease aged 65 years and older; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30209/25]
1564. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing the enhanced flu vaccination specifically to people aged 65 years and older with a respiratory condition such as asthma in the 2025/2026 flu season; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30210/25]
1602. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Health if the guidelines for vaccination against SARS COV 2 of infants, children and adolescents, who do not have medical conditions that increase their risk of severe illness, will be amended in light of recent research findings in the Department of Health in Australia and the FDA in the USA whereby risk of side effects outweigh any benefit of vaccination. [30427/25]
1605. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to provide the shingles vaccine for free, given it has been shown to reduce the risk of developing dementia in older adults. [30444/25]
726. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health to detail any plans currently under consideration, or actions taken to date, regarding the development of an all-island vaccination programme for both adults and children. [27420/25]
734. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health for an update on the timeline of delivery for the implementation of the vaccine compensation programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27431/25]
195. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the assessment that has been made of recent research linking the shingles vaccine to a reduced risk of dementia, and whether there are plans to incorporate this evidence into public health policy in Ireland. [24138/25]
213. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for an update on progress towards 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. [23723/25]
1016. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will explain the reason the shingles vaccine is not included in the national immunisation programme, despite overwhelming clinical evidence of its effectiveness in preventing a debilitating illness that disproportionately affects older people and immunocompromised individuals. [23307/25]
1017. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she acknowledges the severe cost barrier that currently exists, with Irish citizens forced to pay privately up to €500 for a two-dose shingles vaccine that is offered free of charge in numerous EU member states including the Netherlands, Germany, and France, as well as in the United Kingdom under the NHS. [23308/25]
1018. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to ask whether the Department has conducted or reviewed any health economic modelling on the long-term costs to the State in terms of hospitalisations, nerve damage, and complications from postherpetic neuralgia that arise due to lack of shingles vaccination access. [23309/25]
1019. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she accepts that the exclusion of the shingles vaccine from the national immunisation schedule represents a broader systemic failure of the Irish health service to provide preventative care on par with our European counterparts. [23310/25]
1020. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the specific steps she intends to take to address disparity as regards the shingle vaccine, including timelines for review by NIAC and whether she will commit to full public funding of the shingles vaccine for all persons over 50 or those clinically indicated. [23311/25]
1021. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she believes it is acceptable in 2025 in a developed EU member state that access to vital vaccines is determined not by public health need but by an individual’s ability to pay, despite the known physical, psychological, and financial toll shingles can take on older citizens and vulnerable groups. [23312/25]