Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 20 April 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out: Update

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have one more question. It concerns pregnant women, which is an issue that arises regularly. There are pregnant women who would argue that if there is any potential complication in the pregnancy, they should be vaccinated. Is that something that is being looked at?

Second, senior trade union representatives have been in contact with me in relation to prison officers who are escorting prisoners to hospital. They see themselves as working in a patient-facing role, yet they do not seem to be recognised. Is that area being looked into?

My final question is for Dr. Henry. Are we still going to see weekly reporting on the vaccine roll-out? It does not seem to be the case. I have been informed informally that we could be moving towards biweekly updates, which I do not believe is acceptable. We need weekly updates. Perhaps that question could be addressed. I will leave it at that.

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