Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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1834. To ask the Minister for Health the reason occupational therapists have been excluded from the list of eligible professions deemed qualified to apply as vaccinators as part of the HSE recruitment process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35575/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The HSE have built and deployed its workforce in order to deliver the requirements associated with rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine programme.

GPs, Pharmacists, doctors, nurses, paramedics, and many healthcare professionals, all have a role to play in the vaccination programme.

The vaccine rollout is being conducted on a 7-day week basis.

It is not intended that Occupational therapists will be called upon to participate as vaccinators in the programme at this time.