The amount of screenings in 2021 was drastically down on the previous year.

The Cavan taxi man believes the current issues are "doing nothing" to attract people into the sector.

'We struggled to recruit new members'

These clinics are by appointment only, and the public can register on the HSE website.

'As the virus develops so too will the vaccines develop'

'The number of people attending the event is up on previous years'

'The first of these clinics is taking place at the Carrickmacross Primary Care Centre'

That's when you compare the first half of this year to the first half of 2019.