Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements
Dail Éireann — 2021-05-27
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Catherine Connolly (IND), Galway West

I will stick with the five things I was going to ask. The question on day centres and respite has been asked. In regard to Connemara, I reiterate what was said and I will not repeat it, but arrangements should be made and they cannot possibly travel into town and across town. I am not sure where pharmacists are at. I am not sure why we made an agreement with the pharmacists but have not used them.
That is another reason for the lack of trust.
Finally, I am not sure if the situation in Galway has been brought to the Minister's attention but I understand that staff have been told to go home due to the cyberattack and there being no work. It is in the hands of the unions. It is unbelievable that staff would be told to go home and take holidays in the middle of a crisis when they could be used to do so many jobs including looking at the files that are in the basement and in private storage, which are not available in digital form because of the attack.

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Sitting date: 2021-05-27