Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister for Health might come back to me on whether the pharmacists will begin from next week in their vaccination programme and whether other agencies such as the Tropical Medical Bureau will be involved or considered.

A number of special needs assistants, SNAs, teachers and carers have been in contact with me. They accept the new age-based vaccination roll-out but wonder if arrangements could be put in place to allow people to register online for last-minute vaccinations. If there are excess vaccines in a local vaccination centre or through a GP, could they be considered?

The Minister of State, Deputy Butler, is probably aware I am involved in a day care centre in Glasthule. Throughout Dún Laoghaire and the country, there is real eagerness for that cohort to go back to the day care centre setting of enjoyment, fun and interaction with others. Does the Minister of State have any update on when we might see them return? Obviously, that age cohort has been vaccinated, by and large, as have the staff who work in those day care centres.

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