But a number of organisations are calling for it to be extended further.
The Health Minister is being urged to offer the free HPV vaccine to men and women of all ages.
Stephen Donnelly has today announced that the Laura Brennan Vaccine Catch Up Programme is being extended to men up to their 22nd birthday.
A registration portal will open on HPV.ie next Tuesday.
The vaccine is already offered in schools, and to women up to the age of 25.
Kim Hanly from Cervical Cancer Awareness Ireland says the extension is welcomed - but must go further:
Head of Children, Adolescents & Young Adults Irish Cancer Society, Amy Nolan, has been speaking to David Hollywood on Midlands Today and wants to see the scheme extended up to 25 years old:
Minister Donnelly says a decision on whether to further extend the programme will be made by the end of the year:
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