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‹ Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation

East Kerry vaccine travel

Summary

Deputy Healy-Rae complained that people in east Kerry were being sent two hours to Limerick for vaccination instead of using the nearer Killarney centre. The Taoiseach agreed they should go to Killarney and said he would raise it with the HSE.

The people of east Kerry, Rathmore and Gneevgullia are being asked to go up to Limerick for the jab, which is a two-hour drive. It is the same as if the people of Cashel, Wexford or Cavan and Sligo were told to come up here to Dublin for the vaccine. I appeal to the Government to allow the people of east Kerry, Rathmore and Gneevgullia to go back to Killarney, a 20-minute drive, for their vaccine. It is totally wrong. Elderly people will have to be taken out of their homes to go with the people that need the vaccines to Killarney.

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I am really getting into micro-organisation of a range of services this afternoon. I do not know why they cannot go to Killarney. They should be going to Killarney. I will talk to the HSE. They do not have to go two hours to Limerick if they can get to Killarney and there is a centre in Killarney.

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A total of 50 calls yesterday.

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I will engage with the HSE on the Deputy's behalf. We have great grá for the people of Rathmore and Gneevgullia. I will talk to the HSE and try to get it sorted.

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