240. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if she will include the shingrix (shingles) vaccine in the HSE’s covered vaccine schedule, particularly for immunocompromised patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17262/26]
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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| July 2025 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
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| 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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793. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if she plans reduce the cost of the shingles vaccine for State pensioners and those who cannot afford the cost of the vaccine at the moment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16326/26]
865. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether her Department is reviewing the potential inclusion of Shingrix in the national immunisation programme for over 65s; if any timelines, assessments or consultations are currently underway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16645/26]
880. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has undertaken or commissioned any cost-effectiveness analysis comparing high-dose influenza vaccines with standard dose influenza vaccines for adults aged 65 years and over for the 2026/2027 influenza season; if so, the date on which that analysis was completed; whether it informed procurement planning for that season; and if she will make …
881. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has formally requested the National Immunisation Advisory Committee to review high-dose influenza vaccines since 1 January 2025; if so, the date of that request; whether a written record of the request exists; and whether any further review is currently under consideration. [16703/26]
903. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if she will consider providing the shingles vaccine for free for persons over 65 years-of-age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16923/26]
956. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she is tendering for the enhanced flu vaccine for Winter 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17128/26]
957. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if NIAC will review the guidelines around high dose vaccines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17129/26]
631. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of a model for a vaccine damage scheme; the timeframe for the commencement of a scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16075/26]
922. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide the shingles vaccine for free for the over 60s under the national immunisation schedule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14071/26]
991. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of making the HPV vaccine available free regardless of age, gender, or student status. [14482/26]
1007. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the current tender process for season 2026/2027 will not be delayed by her or cancelled; the reason she would not consider the creation of a “Pathfinder” programme, as developed for the temporary usage of monoclonal antibody in RSV for the past two seasons (details supplied). [14554/26]
581. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm that the estimate for immunisation has increased from €10,788,000 in 2025 to €54,377,000 in 2026 in the Revised Estimates for Public Services under primary care reimbursement services (details supplied); the cause for this increase in immunisation spend; the services or costs which fall under this increased allocation; whether any budget has been allocat…
1197. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason high dose vaccines have been omitted from the recommendations by NIAC as a viable alternative to standard dose vaccines for inclusion in the influenza season 2026/27, especially given that HIQA reviewed high dose vaccines as part of a cost effectiveness health technology assessment in early 2025 and concluded that high dose vaccine strategies were clin…
1198. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to list the countries where high dose vaccines have been commercially available since 2010, and if they are typically the preferentially recommended option over standard dose for adults aged 60 or 65 years and older in many of these countries; given that NIAC themselves also reviewed their own guidelines in mid-2025 without making any alterations, if she will exp…
1199. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason the her Department did not request NIAC to update recommendations last year to facilitate the public good for flu season 2026/27, given that NIAC also reviewed their own guidelines in mid-2025 without making any alterations; if she will now seek to cancel the tender; the steps she will take to ensure that high dose vaccines are reviewed by NIAC immedia…
1200. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to ensure the current tender process for season 2026/27 will go ahead; the reason she would not consider the creation of a pathfinder programme, as developed for the temporary usage of monoclonal antibody in RSV for the past two seasons (details supplied). [12698/26]
311. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will address the serious issues raised in correspondence relating to the shingles vaccination (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10632/26]
1079. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the estimated price, per patient, of the standard flu vaccine and of the enhanced flu vaccine; if she will introduce a policy of offering both vaccinations and allowing patients decide if they want to pay the extra cost of the enhanced vaccine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9686/26]
1080. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health whether she will request that the NIAC update its recommendation on enhanced influenza vaccination for older persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9687/26]
369. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the reason she did not approve the rollout of the enhanced influenza vaccine for rollout in 2025 (details supplied). [8821/26]
370. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to estimate the cost to the health system of increased influenza cases, and more serious cases, which can be attributed to declining to approve the enhanced influenza vaccine for rollout in 2025 (details supplied). [8822/26]
371. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to estimate the excess deaths attributable to declining to approve the enhanced influenza vaccine in 2025. [8823/26]
186. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health if she plans to continue the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination programme into the future; the way in which the ongoing review by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) will inform long-term decisions on RSV immunisation; the expected timelines for the publication of HIQA’s full health technology assessment; and if she will make a statement…
68. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the number of students expected to avail of the next phase of the Laura Brennan HPV Vaccine Catch-Up Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4885/26]