114. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any research her Department has carried out into making the flu vaccine free for all to encourage greater uptake; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3352/26]
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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| January 2025 | 0 |
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| 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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270. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will include enhanced flu vaccines for older people in the procurement process for the next flu season, as recommended by the NIAC; and if she will clarify whether both types of enhanced flu vaccine routinely available in other European countries, including adjuvated and high dose vaccines, will be considered for inclusion in this tender. [4519/26]
271. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health whether she will request that the NIAC update its recommendation on enhanced influenza vaccination for older persons, given the large number of hospitalisations for flu this season, and the fact the existing recommendation has not been updated since 2021. [4520/26]
2269. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the current cost of the seasonal influenza vaccine for students who do not qualify under the HSE free scheme; and if she will consider measures to reduce or subsidise this cost to encourage uptake among the student population. [74875/25]
2315. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the influenza vaccination uptake rates to date for the 2025–2026 season, broken down by age cohort and risk group; how these figures compare with the same period in each of the previous three years; and what policy measures her Department has taken to address any identified decline in uptake. [75078/25]
2355. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to list all primary schools and secondary schools who offered the opportunity for take up of the flu vaccine in school in each of the years, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. [1011/26]
2356. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to list the community health networks that coordinate the offering of the flu vaccine through the primary and secondary school system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1012/26]
2357. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the communication she has had with an organisation (details supplied) on the distribution of the flu vaccine by community pharmacists through the primary and secondary school system. [1013/26]
2461. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the reason more than 70,000 HPV vaccines were left to expire in 2024 instead of being diverted to a catch-up programme for people up to age 25 or to women with CIN1 or CIN2+ lesions as recommended by NIAC; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1767/26]
2462. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the price paid per HPV vaccine vial in each of the years 2015-2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1768/26]
2490. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health her plans to roll out the RSV vaccine to people over 70 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2229/26]
2491. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health her plans to make the shingles vaccine free for over 70 year-olds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2230/26]
663. Deputy Donna McGettigan 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 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. [73478/25]
376. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 734 of 27 May 2025, the latest update on the expected timeline of delivery for the vaccine damage scheme; if she expects this scheme to be open within the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72683/25]
434. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the reason the RSV vaccination for children cannot be purchased privately by parents for children who are outside the age bracket for immunisation but who have underlying health conditions which has already resulted in hospitalisation when the child contracts RSV; if she will make the vaccine available to people who wish to purchase it; and if she will make a s…
958. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if a vaccine (details supplied) will be added to the vaccination programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71757/25]
959. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of adding a vaccine (details supplied) to the vaccination programme for over 65s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71759/25]
960. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the way in which a person can access a vaccine in Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71760/25]
914. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of HPV vaccinations expired without being used in each year 2015-2025, in tabular form; the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69368/25]
916. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the rationale for which her Department has chosen not to implement the NIAC guidelines to offer the HPV9 vaccine to previously unvaccinated women aged 45 years with CIN2+; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69370/25]
917. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the rationale for which her Department has chosen not to implement the NIAC guidelines to offer vaccination to previously unvaccinated women aged 45 years with CIN1 lesions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69371/25]
1073. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on uptake on the influenza vaccine among healthcare workers in the South West Health Region (details supplied); her view on whether campaigns and measures to increase the uptake have been effective; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70223/25]
1074. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the uptake of the influenza vaccine among HSE healthcare workers this winter season, by region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70224/25]
570. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health for an update regarding consideration of the shingles vaccine for inclusion in the national immunisation schedule for those aged 65 and over; if her Department has undertaken any further assessment of the cost-effectiveness of adding the vaccine since the HIQA review in 2024; and if she will outline any planned timelines for revisiting this decision; and if …
587. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Health the retrospective cost-benefit analyses of State vaccination programmes carried out in order to determine each annual campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67252/25]