Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The reason the Deputy is not quite sure is that I asked my Department only this morning to seek an update from the HSE on the matter. It is my sense that it is being used but I want to get that confirmed by the HSE today. This is something the NHS has started using literally from today and I expect to be in a position to update the Deputy on it by tomorrow.

My view on the vaccine is one grounded in the same principle as the Deputy's, but the point I was trying to make was that, rather than individual member states of the European Union grouping together, though they are perfectly entitled to do so, we should proceed with all member states of the European Union under the auspices of the Commission, in order to ensure Europe-wide availability. However, I also accept and understand the solidarity we owe the developing world.

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