Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Sinn Fein)
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1523. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in a mismanaged vaccination roll-out for a person (details supplied). [33953/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.

Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Sinn Fein)
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1524. To ask the Minister for Health if those who might be medically at risk of blood clots and are in the cohort for a vaccine (details supplied) will be given alternative vaccines instead; and if he will consider making this an alternative option for persons who request same. [33954/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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While a person can refuse any offer of vaccination on religious, conscientious or other grounds, provision of one or other authorised COVID-19 vaccine(s) during the immunisation programme will be based on clinical expert guidance, including from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee, to ensure the optimal stewardship of scare resources and equitable access to safe and effective vaccine(s) for a given population.