Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy. I am in regular contact with other EU ministers. There are meetings of EU ministers on a regular basis and exactly these issues are being aired by me and by others. The negotiation over supply sits with the Commission. The contracting relationship is with the Commission. On top of that I can assure the Deputy that the task force which has taken on this relationship is in very regular contact not just with AstraZeneca but also with the others.

Before the Deputy comes back, may I make one brief point?

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