Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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135. To ask the Taoiseach the dates on which he spoke to companies (details supplied) about vaccine provision in tabular form. [14592/21]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Government has regular and ongoing engagement with companies involved in supplying vaccines for Covid-19, as well as with the European Commission and others involved in the procurement and production of vaccines. For example, the Chief Executive of IDA Ireland is a member of the Taskforce on Covid Vaccination and is in regular contact with the companies concerned, many of which have a presence in Ireland.

In addition to these efforts, I myself have had a number of direct engagements with companies involved in the development and supply of vaccines.

Most recently these engagements have included meetings with AstraZeneca in December 2020 and again with the CEO on 12 March, with Johnson and Johnson on 14 January, 12 March and again on 18 March, and with Moderna on 18 March, as well as number of engagements with Pfizer over the past 6 months, including meetings with their Managing Director for Ireland and their Global CFO and Executive Vice President, Global Supply.