President of the Garda Representative Association Frank Thornton has said it makes "no sense or logic" that gardaí are given "low prioritisation" on the vaccination list.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, he said he will be meeting Minister for Justice Helen McEntee today to outline his organisation's concerns. "We feel now we need to be vaccinated because of exposure we have every day doing our duty." He explained that when the national vaccination plan was published there was a "complete lack of awareness" regarding the roles and functions of gardaí.
He said that during this pandemic they have been faced with "unplanned contact" with members of the public and find themselves in uncontrolled circumstances where often social distancing