Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will raise that with the Department later.

I congratulate the HSE on sourcing so much PPE. There was a major challenge in sourcing sufficient PPE on the world market at the start of the pandemic. I have seen some of the PPE the HSE sourced and has stockpiled in the event that is necessary. I will not get into the issue of nursing homes as we will have a separate session on that later, save to ask whether the HSE will provide PPE to nursing homes in the event they are unable to obtain it on the open market if there is an outbreak? They say they are still unable to do so.