Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for his questions and suggestions. I agree on the app. It was a great success. Particularly now that we have moved into the vaccination phase, we could probably do with a review to determine whether there is a bigger role for it. The Deputy will be aware that the vaccination numbers are on the app but I would be very happy to ask my team to conduct a review and determine whether there is more that can be done.

On vaccine refusal, my understanding is that it is not logged. By a process of elimination, the rate would be reasonably easy to work out given that we know the various cohorts, be they in nursing homes, long-term residential care or healthcare settings, or among certain age groups. My understanding, although I may be incorrect because the system may have been updated, is that the number is not logged. That was the case the last time I checked.

On individuals who are housebound, I assure the Deputy that the principle we are pursuing is that nobody should be left behind. Therefore, individual solutions are put being put in place where there are housebound people who cannot get to a GP or one of the vaccination centres.

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