Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for that. On his previous point, I am publishing right now for the Oireachtas the deliveries to date so that, by the end of or even during this session, the latest figures, I believe for the start of this week, will be available. I certainly would like to see that published weekly for the very reasons given by the Deputy.

As to the GPs, there are approximately 1,300 GP practices involved and it was ramping up over a three-week period. The latest information I have as of this morning is that approximately 65 of the GP practices, which were practices with fewer than 200 patients over the age cohort, were not buddying up for various reasons. My understanding is these were smaller GP practices and, in some cases, due to location, it was very difficult for them to buddy up. These are all being contacted today and tomorrow and a delivery plan is being put in place so that they all get their deliveries next week.

Second, my understanding is there is a group of approximately 25 other practices with very small numbers of patients over 70 years of age, and the HSE is engaging with those practices. While the vast majority of the GP clinics got the deliveries - they may not have got them on the exact day but they did get them - there were a small number where there were issues in the supply chain and the HSE is working hard to resolve this.

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