234. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she is aware of participants of the Global Sumud Land Convoy who were attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza that were detained by armed forces in Libya on 24 May 2026; whether she has engaged with colleagues at the EU level on the matte; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42643/26]
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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277 written, 0 oral
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| June 2025 | 18 |
| July 2025 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
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| October 2025 | 6 |
| November 2025 | 19 |
| December 2025 | 12 |
| January 2026 | 14 |
| February 2026 | 15 |
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| April 2026 | 12 |
| May 2026 | 23 |
| June 2026 | 18 |
| July 2026 | 15 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 15 |
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2138. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health her plans to introduce a publicly funded vaccine programme for Shingles, initially targeted in support at immunocompromised persons;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42932/26]
2370. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to meet with a person (details supplied); and to ensure that in future the person has the right to get an official state exemption from the administration of certain vaccines. [43789/26]
230. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if her Department has conducted a cost benefit analysis of continued rollout of the RSV immunisation programme for young children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40481/26]
1475. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the efforts her Department or the HSE have made to secure supplies of a Covid-19 vaccine (details supplied); the specific steps taken since 2023 to obtain supplies; if any formal requests for the allocation of doses have been submitted through EU or national procurement channels; if interim mechanisms have been explored; and if she will make a statement on the m…
1496. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department has undertaken to explore the viability of expanding free access to the shingles vaccine to those aged over 65 years-of-age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40281/26]
285. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health she will provide an individual (details supplied) with State recognition of a medical exemption to vaccination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38211/26]
1082. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the current status of negotiations between her Department and manufacturers of the shingles vaccine, which she confirmed in February 2026 had been requested to enter into cost negotiations with the HSE; the timeline for when a proposal on a publicly funded shingles vaccination programme may be submitted to her Department for consideration given that the es…
1174. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department is taking to increase the uptake of the HPV vaccine in the Dublin north area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37385/26]
514. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if the currently used RSV vaccination will continue to be administered going forward for children born during the winter months of September to February; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35818/26]
515. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if, following the completion of the pilot programme for the RSV vaccination, a decision has been reached to include this vaccination in the long-term national immunisation programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35819/26]
516. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if a decision has been reached regarding the inclusion of the RSV vaccination in the long-term national programme; if she will outline the expected timeframe for when this decision will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35820/26]
256. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the retention of the free RSV vaccination programme for newborns, in view of the demonstrated benefits of the scheme for infant health and hospital admission prevention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35663/26]
1011. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health for an update on RSV Immunisation Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33963/26]
1042. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health for an update regarding the status of and funding for, the RSV immunisation programme for newborns for 2026. [34165/26]
1055. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to give consideration to providing free vaccines for an older person on a pension (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34244/26]
1062. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm if the infant RSV immunisation programme will continue for the coming year following a HIQA assessment on cost effectiveness; the additional factors, including indirect health system costs, winter capacity pressures, and equity of access, being considered by her Department and the HSE in any decision; and if she will make a statement on …
1078. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health when she expects to make a determination on the future of the RSV immunisation programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34503/26]
1096. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns regarding the reported withdrawal or scaling back of the RSV immunisation programme for infants; whether any decision has been taken in this regard; the basis for any such decision, including any assessment undertaken by the Health Information and Quality Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34556/26]
1097. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether the broader clinical, public health and hospital capacity impacts of RSV infection in infants have been fully considered in any review of the RSV immunisation programme; the measures that are currently in place or planned to protect vulnerable infants from RSV; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34557/26]
1182. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to confirm that there are no plans to cancel the RSV immunisation programme for infants in Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34952/26]
1196. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a State-issued medical exemption for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35045/26]
1200. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if she will include the Varicella-Zoster (shingles) inoculation jab on the drug payments scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35145/26]
503. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the shingles vaccine being made available for a cohort of immunocompromised individuals; to outline when a decision will be made on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33635/26]
523. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide the shingles vaccine for persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33735/26]