Professor Brian MacCraith:

I will take the first two questions. The Senator mentioned mass vaccination centres. The reason for including the two that are mentioned is that, although they are in Dublin, they are already under the HSE's control. As to the 15 or more other sites, discussions and negotiations are taking place. They will be announced in good time for the phase of the roll-out where mass vaccination centres are relevant. We were conscious that there was a potential Dublin-centric interpretation of the mention of the two in question, but I have had discussions on behalf of the HSE with the presidents of Waterford Institute of Technology, which Deputy Cullinane will be pleased to hear, NUI Galway, the University of Limerick and University College Cork regarding their major sports arenas, centres and so on. All four of those institutions were positive in their initial responses. The dialogue will be held over the coming weeks and certainly in good time before there is a need to establish the mass vaccination centres. There is great positivity about the discussions and what was learned during the earlier stages of the pandemic.