Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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742. To ask the Minister for Health if the possibility of allowing pharmacists to administer the 'flu vaccine in the homes of persons will be examined. [14113/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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An expansion to the seasonal influenza vaccine programme is planned for winter 2020/2021. Under the expansion, the influenza vaccine is to be made available without charge to all children aged between 2 and 12 years inclusive, and to all of those in the HSE-defined at-risk groups aged from 6 months to 69 inclusive. All persons aged over 70 already have access to the vaccine without charges.

Work is currently underway to develop plans to operationalise this policy. The possibility of pharmacists being enabled to administer vaccinations outside of a Retail Pharmacy Business is being examined as part of process.