Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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243. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to engaging retired healthcare professionals in the vaccine rollout programme. [42491/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Government is committed to the roll-out of a Covid-19 vaccination programme as soon as suitable products have been authorised and supplies are available.

A High-Level Taskforce has recently been established to support and oversee the development and implementation of the programme. The Taskforce is working on a national COVID-19 vaccination strategy and implementation plan and plans to submit this shortly.  It will consider the workforce the HSE will require for this programme.