Kate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

When we realised the rate was dropping we had catch-up programmes and the immunisation section of the HSE did some work on it. Is that having any effect? Are we having an impact on the falling rates? This is so serious that it needs to be reviewed every three months. The decline has been so rapid that it is not good enough to have an annual review. The current rate is 83% but if we get down to 75% it will all have been a pointless exercise. I take issue with the Minister on one point - pharmacists can give medical advice too.

Mary Harney started the good work on this and Senator James Reilly was very supportive-----