Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I fully agree, and I have asked for prioritisation to be given to children aged 12 to 15 years of age who have underlying conditions. We are waiting on some detailed advice from NIAC. In the meantime, however, ahead of receiving that information, I have asked the HSE to prepare and ensure that we can reach out to the parents and guardians of these children and get them vaccinated.

Returning to the Deputy's earlier question, I have a note here which states that there is a notional annual fee in respect of the lease. We could certainly do an awful lot with money that might be used for a CPO process. I have no idea what the cost of such a process would be or whether we would win in the end. To contextualise the situation, €12 million has been enough to fully fund the national maternity strategy for the first time this year and it is already making a big difference.