Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In no way do I underestimate the overwhelming task of the Minister and the challenge of rolling out our vaccine programme across the country. I appreciate that it is a difficult challenge and he is doing his upmost. My concern is for the vulnerable housebound and I am thinking of elderly people in my constituency. I am thinking of vulnerable people in their 90s who have not received their vaccine.

They are housebound and need call-outs from the ambulance service in order to get vaccinated. This has not been done in the cases I am talking about. I have contacted the individuals' GPs and they have made the referrals. I just want the Minister to give me a little feedback on the roadmap for the people in question who are waiting on their vaccine.

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