Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed)
Dail Éireann — 2021-03-04
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Stephen Donnelly (FF), Wicklow

The deliveries to date have now been published. The Deputy will be able to get them on her telephone now or after the debate. I have asked the Department to provide regular updates. I believe daily updates could lead to a great deal of anxiety. One could see 80,000 arrive in on a single day and if one just took that day, and there are some people who will use the information to try to undermine the programme, it would look like there was a huge gap.
Let me just think through that. I certainly agree that regular updates would be very useful. I ask for the co-operation of the House if that is possible. I gave the September figure and when the AstraZeneca figure changed people were saying we may not meet the September figure. I was accused in the Chamber of over promising. I was accused outside of the Chamber of making false promises, which essentially is being accused of lying. In fact, all I was doing was providing exactly what everyone is very reasonably asking for, but in the context of the fact that these figures will change. All I ask, if possible, is for the co-operation of colleagues in that.
With regard to Moderna, I believe those are not the figures. I understand that quite a significant amount more than that has been given out. I will double check and get a detailed note on it for the Deputy.

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Sitting date: 2021-03-04