833. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to make the shingles vaccine free of charge to the general public. [31814/26]
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
78
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 12 |
| March 2025 | 4 |
| April 2025 | 8 |
| May 2025 | 13 |
| June 2025 | 18 |
| July 2025 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 25 |
| October 2025 | 6 |
| November 2025 | 19 |
| December 2025 | 12 |
| January 2026 | 14 |
| February 2026 | 15 |
| March 2026 | 20 |
| 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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1244. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health is she will make the shingles vaccine available for free for persons with underlying health issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30580/26]
135. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans for expanding the adult vaccination programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28498/26]
150. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the current status of the rollout of the shingles vaccine for those aged 65 years and over. [28372/26]
2611. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if she is considering a catch up programme for the meningitis vaccine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23549/26]
2637. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health her plans for the roll out of the Meningitis B vaccine to persons over 15 years-of-age. [23661/26]
2740. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health given the considerable cost of the shingles vaccine, if there are plans to make this vaccine available free of charge to those who need it, or to cover the cost of the vaccine through the medical card or long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23968/26]
2770. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health her plans to assist the small number of people who may have had adverse reactions to Covid-19 vaccines; and whether there have been any discussions with vaccine manufacturers or indemnities provided in relation to adverse reactions from those vaccines. [24117/26]
2982. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health if she plans to introduce a free catch-up vaccine for children prior to 2016 who did not receive a vaccination for meningitis B given the recent outbreak in the UK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25130/26]
2986. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health whether the recommendations of the 2009 Vaccine Damage Steering Group report have been implemented; and if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25189/26]
3005. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to take the necessary steps to ensure that the national immunisation programme, NIP, includes a vaccination for shingles, free-of-charge for citizens of the Republic of Ireland on their list, especially for those aged 65 years and over; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25287/26]
3025. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health when HIQA will complete their calculations based on the recent research regarding the shingrix vaccine which demonstrates enhanced benefits and costs saving to the State; the length of time it will take her Department and the HSE to make a decision on whether to offer a shingles vaccine to over 65s at enhanced risk once they receive this information; if such a d…
3120. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the unit within her Department that has responsibility for matters relating to the delivery of the children’s influenza vaccination programme in schools; to outline the governance and coordination arrangements in place between her Department and the HSE in respect of this programme; to provide details of any formal interdepartmental structures, working group…
440. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health for an update on the roll out of the shingles vaccine in Ireland; If her Department plans to introduce the vaccine for those over 50 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23184/26]
455. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if, in view of the recent outbreak of meningitis B in England, consideration is being given to a catch-up vaccine programme in Ireland for older children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23271/26]
456. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she intends to roll out a catch-up programme for MenB vaccines in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23283/26]
334. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 370 of 5 February 2026, the way in which the HSE can also report that this vaccine did not meet its cost-effectiveness criteria, considering that even retrospectively it reports no ability to analyse the effectiveness of its decisions with respect to medicines procurement (details supplied) [22580/26]
421. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1858 of 18 March 2026, if a cohort of infants can receive a second RSV immunisation in winter 2026-2027 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22952/26]
1857. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the Programme for Government commitment to expand the RSV immunisation programme; the steps she is taking to deliver this commitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19309/26]
1858. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the RSV immunisation programme for infants; if a proposal is being considered (details supplied); her views on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19310/26]
1940. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the decision-making process in providing live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) to schools on an opt-in basis rather than mandating participation; to provide details on any cost-effectiveness, capacity, safety or clinical analyses undertaken; the reasons for utilising general practitioner and pharmacy-led delivery models as opposed to a centrally delivered H…
1941. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a detailed breakdown documenting the numeric and percentage take-up per county by children in schools facilitating the children's school flu programme; the percentage of the total school number per county involved in facilitating provision of the vaccine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19679/26]
1942. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the unit within her Department that has responsibility for matters relating to the delivery of the children's influenza vaccination programmes in schools; the governance and coordination arrangements in place between her Department, the Department of Health and the HSE in respect of this programme; to provide details of any formal interdepartmental structures,…
1963. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a detailed breakdown documenting the way in which the children's school flu programme is funded; the annual overall cost of the programme; the amount allocated for school-based delivery; and the number of participating schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19727/26]
541. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health if she will consider introducing full State funding for the shingles (herpes zoster) vaccine for all adults aged 60 and over, in light of the current out-of-pocket cost of approximately €500, which places it beyond the reach of many older people; and to outline her Department's assessment of international models, including the United Kingdom and Australia, wher…