Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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1844. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive their first vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35644/21]

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.

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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1845. To ask the Minister for Health when children in the age category of 12 to 15 years who are in high risk categories will receive their first vaccine in view of the fact that a vaccine (details supplied) was approved by the European Medicines Agency for 12 to 15 year olds on 25 May 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35645/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Ireland welcomes the European Medicines Agency age extension recommendation for the COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty to include use in children aged 12 to 15. The National Immunisation Advisory Committee is reviewing the matter and will make a recommendation as appropriate. Currently, Ireland's COVID-19 Vaccination Programme is administering vaccines to those aged 16+.