Annie Hoey (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I have had the issue of housebound people in rural communities, as well as their carers, who cannot get information as to when they are due to be vaccinated, raised with me by many across the country. I have one case of a woman in Meath who is trying to find out when her husband, who is 70 and is PEG-fed, will be vaccinated. I have a case of a 97-year-old man in rural Galway who is yet to be offered vaccine but his daughter who is in her late 50s and who cares for him was offered one.

There is an issue of people falling through the cracks, particularly vulnerable individuals who have not yet been seen to and who will likely need to have their vaccines administered at home. It was stated that these people will be picked up by the system over the next two weeks. Is it reasonable for us to say to those people that in the next few weeks they will be seen to and that NIAC and the HSE are very confident of that?