Vaccination Programme

Tuesday, 27 July 2021

Questions (2586)

Mattie McGrath

Question:

2586. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if it is a requirement for all pharmacists administering a vaccine (details supplied) to follow the standard operating procedures in relation to confirming consent which requires pharmacists to ensure that all vaccine recipients are made fully aware of benefits and risks of vaccine and side effects; if all pharmacists are following the procedure; if pharmacists have received necessary training; if they are in receipt of all relevant data and have been made fully aware of the full range of side effects and benefits of the vaccine as necessary to follow the procedure and ensure informed consent; the actions that can be taken in cases in which a pharmacist fails to follow the procedure in relation to confirming informed consent; the training pharmacists have received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38284/21]

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Minister for Health

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.