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Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: We are out of time now.

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Next is the Government slot and Deputies Cowen, O'Connor and Alan Farrell will share 11 minutes. Do the Deputies wish to divide it up into three separate sections for reply of two and a half minutes? Is that agreed?

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Whose mathematics is that? We will play it by ear.

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I am sorry for interrupting, but does Deputy Cowen wish the Minister to reply to his individual-----

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: There are seven and a half minutes left in the slot and there are two more speakers.

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I could not resist the temptation.

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Does the Deputy want answers now?

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: There are three minutes and 45 seconds left in the slot.

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: The Minister has not very long. There are three minutes 39 seconds left in the slot now.

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Do the best you can.

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Does the Deputy want the Minister-----

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Next is a Government slot of four Deputies sharing time. This goes back to whether Deputies want to have a question-and-answer session in each case or whether we will take all four Deputies and then have one reply. Which do the Deputies want to go for? We will play it by ear then and see what happens. The Deputies have two and a half minutes each and are into borrowed time after that if...

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: The Minister will reply in writing in due course.

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: There is approximately one minute left for the Minister to respond.

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: The Minister's time is up.

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: The Minister will give a written reply to the Deputy. We are running short of time and there is a sos coming up. There are four members sharing the next slot, which is a Government slot: Deputies Murnane O'Connor, Dillon, Pádraig O'Sullivan and MacSharry. The Deputies have approximately two and a half minutes each.

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: We are really tight on time so I ask the Deputy to conclude.

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: There is one minute and ten seconds left in that slot but presumably-----

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Does the Minister want to reply to any of that?

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Bernard Durkan: We cannot have a debate. The time is 40 seconds now. We cannot have a debate. There is no space for that. We are up against the clock. Will the Minister reply in writing to the queries raised?