Taoiseach: Vaccine rollout 'is not in trouble'

Micheál Martin insists the 'system is working', as 46,000 extra Pfizer vaccine doses for Ireland were confirmed

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said in relation to the Irish vaccine programme, “95% of what we get, we give out within a week”. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has rejected opposition criticism over delays to the vaccine rollout, saying the “system is working”, as 46,000 extra vaccines for Ireland were confirmed.

Responding to claims that Ireland has not sought to seek additional vaccines on top of our European allocation, Mr Martin told the Dáil the Government has taken on all Ireland's full offerings from the European Union in the pre-purchase agreements in respect of the companies that have so far been authorised – Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca.