Ms Phil Ní Sheaghdha:

The arrangements in place are focused on the front-line healthcare, patient-facing workforce getting vaccinated as a priority. We are absolutely adamant that those arrangements must be adhered to. We are stating that the HSA, which is the statutory authority responsible for ensuring the welfare and safety of workers, must also provide commentary on this process. It cannot just be left to chance, as it was with there being no plan B in place when we got more dosages out of a vial than we originally thought would be possible. In that case, we had no plan B for who should be vaccinated, and we saw what happened and what decisions were made.