Varadkar - vaccine target not met because 25,000 AstraZeneca doses were not delivered

A number of Fianna Fáil TDs shared their anger at last nights parliamentary party meeting that many over 85s still don't know when they will get their jab. Picture: Brian Lawless

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has blamed an undelivered consignment of 25,000 AstraZeneca vaccines for the failure to administer the targetted 100,000 vaccines to the public last week.

Mr Varadkar said the Government only found out that the delivery was not going to arrive at short notice.