A local childcare worker says being moved up the vaccination rollout list would be a ‘relief ‘for staff.
The Family Resource Centre National Forum wants their members to be given priority given the daily risks associated with providing care to children, and the inability to social distance.
These workers are currently in group 11 of 15 in the roll-out plan and they are calling to be moved to group 4.
Stephanie Treanor works in Teach na Daoine in Monaghan and says they are providing the services that parents need at this time but are concerned about the safety of their own families when they return home: