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Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Will I keep going with Deputy O'Donnell's questions?

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I think I have addressed Deputy Colm Burke's questions.

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: There is no question but that the recruitment process needed to be streamlined. The HSE has looked at it and it has streamlined it. Issues are being raised which to all of us might seem very strange and superfluous to hiring vaccinators. I have looked into those issues for the very reasons the Deputy raises. Retired doctors are being asked for their leaving certificate results. That...

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy for his questions. On children and vaccinations, there is ongoing work and clinical trials are being carried out. As Professor Butler said yesterday, the vaccines are not currently authorised for children but the clinical trials go on. If the EMA looks at the data and authorises the vaccines for children, NIAC and other agencies will consider whether it can be...

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: How long have I got to reply? I have only 14 seconds. Perhaps I should revert to the Deputy in writing. He asked important questions and I cannot address them in 14 seconds.

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: How long do I have?

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy for his questions. The green certificate is an interesting idea and, as the Deputy will be aware, it is being formally progressed by the European Union. It might provide a pathway for travel between EU member states that do not have the various biosecurity measures in place for EU citizens who have a green certificate to verify their vaccination or, potentially, to verify...

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: That is no problem. What happened at the Beacon Hospital was completely unacceptable. These vaccines do not belong to the Beacon Hospital or, indeed, to any hospital; they belong to the Irish people. Very clear guidelines and protocols were and are in place and had been communicated and understood. I have written to the Beacon Hospital on the issue and asked for a full review, including...

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I am more than happy to speak to the Deputy privately on the issue. The National Ambulance Service, NAS, has started providing this service. It is moving regionally through the country. In many cases, general practitioners, GPs, have identified their patients who cannot make it in to the GP clinics and the NAS is moving as quickly as possible to get to the homes of those people, support...

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputy who has asked some very important questions and has made some accusations which obviously are his right to make-----

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: -----but he has only left me with ten seconds to respond. I can respond to all of these and in fact I have to hand the most detailed figures I can give him. I brought them in because I thought he might be looking for the figures but he has not, however, left me with any time to give them to him.

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: With respect, Deputy, I brought the figures into give to the Deputy but he has not left me any time to give them to him. I will revert to him on that.

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and the Deputy for his question and statement. The answer is that NIAC looked very carefully at all of the evidence to date, including new information which it did not have when it came up with the original provisional prioritisation. As the Deputy will be aware, for example, NIAC have shown that if one compares the risk of death from Covid-19 for someone...

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: Can I ask the Leas-Cheann Comhairle is the time that has been mentioned for the Deputy who has just spoken?

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: It is important for people to understand that Ireland compares favourably on testing and tracing. I will be delighted to sit down with the Deputy and listen to any specific concerns he has. The question of forecasts is a debate or discussion we have every week. For April, May and June, according to expected deliveries, we expect in excess of an average of 1 million vaccines to arrive...

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: It is the same answer. Giving specific amounts that we know are going to change has caused much anxiety. We are expecting approximately 1 million doses in April. The expected supply is slightly less than 1 million doses to be received in April.

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: With respect, I did answer the question. The answer is that slightly less than 1 million vaccines are expected in the country. The contribution the Deputy has just made, like the contribution one of his colleagues made on television last night, is exactly why giving forecast figures that we know are going to change causes anxiety. Last night on television, the Deputy's party colleague was...

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: A memorandum was brought to Cabinet. There was a discussion on the proposed approach at the Covid-19 Cabinet meeting the night before. There was a discussion the previous week at official level as well. However, the memorandum was brought on Tuesday and it was discussed in detail by the Cabinet. That was when members of Cabinet saw the memorandum and when it was discussed.

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: On the question with regard to the vaccination centre, while I take the Deputy's point on the geography, it was located there to try to facilitate the population of County Limerick. If there is a requirement for another centre, the Deputy may rest assured that we will put one in place. The HSE can keep that under review. This does not have to be the final set of where the vaccination...

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Stephen Donnelly: I acknowledge the support of Deputies. We all have a job to do and there is a very important role for Deputy Cullinane and others in holding the Government to account. I wanted to make the point in my opening statement that, across the board, there has been a largely supportive response and important work done by Deputies, both in opposition and in government. I wanted to acknowledge that....