Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I want to ask a couple of questions and Deputy Shortall wants to come back in. IMO representatives before the committee this morning called for a total vaccination programme. They said that 75% of the population would need to be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity. They explained what they meant by a total vaccination programme. It means that everybody has a vaccination that is free to them, although obviously someone would have to pay for it, namely, the State. They suggested two months ago that such a programme was necessary. Do I understand from what Mr. McCallion said that while there are plans to vaccinate two to 12 year olds and the elderly, there are no plans for a vaccination programme for the general population of people between those ages?