David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I ask the Minister about family carers. He knows I feel very strongly about this. I have met hundreds of them and will meet hundreds more today because they are really concerned that they are being left behind. They are really concerned that they are not being valued and respected. They have said time and again they are not looking to take vaccines from anybody else. They are supporting and looking after very vulnerable children with complex needs in many instances. In the past the Minister has said that he has engaged with the national immunisation advisory committee, NIAC, and is awaiting a response from it. What has that response been? How close are we to getting a resolution to this issue? It needs to be done. I appeal to the Minister to sort this issue out once and for all. I ask him to explain to carers who will be listening if there has been any movement in their just demand to be treated as a distinct cohort given the work they do.

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