Vaccination Programme

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 July 2021

Thursday, 1 July 2021

Ceisteanna (414)

Jennifer Whitmore

Ceist:

414. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the vaccination options that are available for those who are housebound and unable to travel to their general practitioner or local vaccination centre and do not meet the criterion of being over 70 years of age in order to receive vaccination by the National Ambulance Service; the steps that will be taken in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28840/21]

Freagraí scríofa

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.