Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour) | Oireachtas source

There must be a debate in this House on the roll-out of the vaccination programme and the identification of the national vaccination centres. Those were announced this week but unfortunately there will be no debate on it this week in the House. Monday's announcement, which should have been a good news story, has actually turned into a bit of a mess.

The Taoiseach will know that Drogheda, which is Ireland's largest town and has a hinterland population of 85,000 people, does not have and will not be getting a vaccination centre. Is it a coincidence that County Wicklow, which has a similar population to County Louth, has two centres and County Louth has only one which is in Dundalk? I therefore ask if the criteria are that a Minister must occupy a seat in the constituency. Some centres which were announced do not actually have any contracts at this point. This is not a way to do business and I hope the Taoiseach accepts that. My party colleague Councillor Conor Sheehan in Limerick has said the centre serving Limerick-----

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