Frances Black (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Hourigan touched on this and I want to express my anxiety on it. We know of the Government's categorisation of key workers under its roll-out plan. However, SNAs are not considered key workers. UK research shows that SNAs cannot socially distance and have increased risk of contracting Covid-19. Will SNAs be included with healthcare workers for vaccination? Similarly, will personal assistants for people with disabilities, whose work by its nature requires close contact, be vaccinated under the front-line healthcare worker category?