Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The decisions on the locations of the larger vaccination centres were operational decisions of the HSE. To Deputy O'Dowd's point, by no means does this have to be the final and definitive list. If it is the case that a large vaccination centre is required in Drogheda, that will be provided. I wish to give the Deputy some comfort in the fact that people in or around Drogheda do not need to travel to Navan or Dundalk. As we scale this up, every GP practice and pharmacy in Drogheda will have the option to opt into the programme. Obviously, it is expected that a number of people will go to the larger vaccination centres, but people living in Drogheda will be able to pop down to their local GP or pharmacy to be vaccinated. I assure the Deputy that we can stay in regular contact, and if there is a need for an additional large centre in Drogheda itself, I will talk directly to the HSE about that.

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