David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

On the detailed note the Minister mentioned, he might provide all that information to us. The more information he can provide to us, the better. As for the email address for submitting questions that was given to party health spokespersons, the response time is reasonable but could be better. I ask the Minister to take that up with his officials.

I acknowledge that the Minister cannot get loaves and fishes out of 40,000 doses coming in weekly. Nevertheless, genuine questions have been raised by different cohorts, which is healthy because it shows there is high interest in the uptake, so I take heart from that. I raise the issue of home help and carers. The response I got from the support email address that was given to us does not answer the question. Are carers in category 2 or 6? The Minister mentioned dentists. Many dentists have contacted me. Obviously, they are in patient-facing roles and interact closely with people. Where do they sit in terms of the allocation groups? I have also had inquiries from undertakers, who have a difficult job to do. They have asked about their position in the allocation.

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