Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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1551. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 23 November 2022, when senior mental health management in Cork CHO 4 were offered their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine relative to when long-stay residents aged over-65 years in St. Stephen's Hospital, Glanmire, and the Owenacurra Centre, Midleton, were offered their first-dose vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1716/23]

Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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1552. To ask the Minister for Health if the decision-making regarding vaccine sequencing to staff and patient cohorts by HSE managers will form part of the State's inquiry into its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1717/23]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Government has acknowledged the importance of reviewing the response to the pandemic. There has been a clear national commitment to continue to learn from the pandemic as the national and international understanding of the virus evolves, and where necessary to ensure that the public health-led approach evolves, as evidence and learning materialises. The establishment of an inquiry or review into the State's response to the COVID-19 pandemic would be a matter for Government.