850. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason phlebotomists cannot be recruited as vaccinators; if he will amend Statutory Instrument No. 698 of 2020 to include this class of healthcare worker; the reason for the exclusion; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that phlebotomists are being recruited in the UK as vaccinators; if he will now include phlebotomists as a category eligible for recruitment to the mass vaccination drive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9753/21]

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850. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason phlebotomists cannot be recruited as vaccinators; if he will amend Statutory Instrument No. 698 of 2020 to include this class of healthcare worker; the reason for the exclusion; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that phlebotomists are being recruited in the UK as vaccinators; if he will now include phlebotomists as a category eligible for recruitment to the mass vaccination drive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9753/21]

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