Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Before the Minister answers, I also have a Covid-related question. I know that unfortunately, supplies of the vaccine are extremely scarce. Our milk processing facilities operate at capacity - some would say even beyond capacity - from the last week of April to the second week of June. A cluster in a milk processing facility would have serious repercussions for capacity through the month of May in particular. Is there any possibility that workers in milk processing facilities can be upgraded in respect of when they are due to get the vaccine? I know that many sector groups are looking for reclassification and to get themselves up the list. However, milk processing facilities are at maximum capacity for about six weeks and a cluster in one of those plants would have serious repercussions during peak season.