Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements
Dail Éireann — 2021-03-25
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Darren O'Rourke (SF), Meath East

I thank the Minister. Is it the normal course of events that there are reviews? Are there ongoing reviews or scheduled dates for reviews? The Minister might come back to me on this.
The next issue I want to raise is the roll-out of vaccines to adults with intellectual disabilities and Down's syndrome, particularly adults with intellectual disabilities in residential care who have been shown to have worse Covid outcomes. Advocates and support groups in my county report that the roll-out is patchy. There seems to be a greater chance that people will be vaccinated if they are attending and back in day services. Separately, does the Minister know how many of the estimated 4,000 people with an intellectual disability in residential care have been vaccinated? The Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, mentioned 1,500 but I would like some clarification on this.

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Sitting date: 2021-03-25