Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It will have to be under the aegis of the State and the authority of the State because, first, the allocation to various vulnerable groupings is key, and that would be jeopardised if people were going off, doing their own thing. As to the national procurement of the vaccine, the State is procuring the vaccine, in the first instance, as part of the European procurement initiative and, therefore, we want to make sure we have data records of its administration so we can monitor its uptake and its effectiveness, and evaluate it.

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