David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Daly reiterated in his opening statement that there was insufficient testing of residents and staff, that there was a mass shortfall of PPE and that providers had suppliers that they would utilise to source such equipment but they were informed of a global shortage. I noted in some of the correspondence, which we are only now getting an opportunity to comb through, that some nursing homes were forced to use painters' overalls and supplies from a local school and a vet as personal protective equipment. Does Mr. Daly find it profoundly shocking that that is the situation that staff and managers in the institutions were left in? The sector was crying out for help day in and day out, week in and week out during that timeframe and nursing homes and the staff were forced to used painters' overalls and supplies.