Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Can there be an immediate review of the HSE priority list for the vaccination programme? There are a number of inconsistencies in the HSE's own guide for vulnerable people. There are seriously vulnerable people, such as those with cystic fibrosis, family carers and people who provide home help. In Tipperary, there is the case of Valerie, a wonderful young woman who had a terrible accident some years ago. She has 24-7 care, which her parents organise for her in a private capacity on foot of an award she got from the HSE after her devastating accident. She has five full-time carers and two part-time ones. I have visited her a few times. Her family are very worried in case anything happens to any of the carers, because there will be nobody else to care for her. She is a private person employing these people, paying PRSI and everything else.

Cystic fibrosis patients, too, are deeply concerned and we know how vulnerable they are. They are regarded by the HSE as very vulnerable on one list, but on the vaccination list they are not. There is huge inconsistency. Will the Government have the list reviewed immediately?

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