Paul Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for her comprehensive reply and I broadly welcome the fact that the number of vaccines coming into the country has increased to the best part of 1.95 million based on the Minister of State's answer. The kernel of my query is about the distribution of those vaccines to the GPs. It is vitally important that the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, or the Department intervene at this early stage with the supply companies to ensure they are not still working off the 2019 numbers for what GPs can receive. It is all well and good to have the vaccines in the country but it is down to the distribution. It is vitally important that the GP services are not held back by being tied to the numbers they used last year, which is what the supply company is going on at the moment.