Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

In December 2020, before the first Covid vaccinations were introduced, the Tánaiste assured me in the House that the Government was committed to introducing a no fault vaccine compensation scheme. Nearly two and a half years later, we inadvertently find out that the Minister for Health has been advised to set up a separate unit within his Department to undertake the work of introducing such a scheme but that, according to the official memorandum, "the establishment and resourcing of such a unit remains outstanding". Is this unit going to be established? Are we going to see a fund put in place? Why are we still insisting on dragging children with a disability as a result of the administration of a State-approved vaccination programme through the courts to get the supports they need, forcing families to re-mortgage their homes to pay the astronomical legal fees?

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