Mr. Fergal Goodman:

I want to come in on a point which might help to round out that issue about the role of pharmacists,. The arrangements we have come to between the State and general practitioners and pharmacists on fee arrangements provide for two scenarios. One is where the professional is providing the service in his or her own premises, in other words, a GP surgery or community pharmacy. There is also an arrangement whereby the HSE takes on vaccinators or brings people in to do sessional work in a mass vaccination centre. General practitioners and pharmacists can both fulfil that role as well so we have an arrangement in place that covered both options. It provides flexibility and reflects the fact that we cannot predict exactly what the balance we will need will be as the programme develops.