Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for his contribution and questions. I agree wholeheartedly with him that we need to get the information to people. There is a real hunger for it, particularly with regard to people over 70 years old. They are asking how it is going to happen and when they will be contacted. That information will be out shortly and much of it will come from GPs to their patients. There will be information shortly on that. The most important thing to say is that people will know ahead of time when and how they are to be vaccinated.

Regarding AstraZeneca, there is an ongoing, robust exchange between the European Commission and the pharmaceutical company. There has not been closure on it. There was a meeting late last night about it and there is still no agreed quantity of supply to the Commission and, therefore, to us, as we take 1.11% based on our population, with the company at this point.

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