Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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1454. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure the availability of access to Covid-19 vaccines here as soon as such vaccines are approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33799/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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A COVID-19 Immunisation Strategy Group, chaired by the Department of Health, has been convened. The purpose of the Group is to advise on and assist in the development of national policy relating to COVID-19 vaccines. In addition, a COVID-19 Immunisation Programme Implementation Team has been established in the HSE.

Work is ongoing in both the Department of Health and the HSE to ensure the timely implementation of the COVID-19 immunisation programme.