Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It is strategically important that we have PPE in the event of a further outbreak of Covid-19 or of a future pandemic and there is an issue around Brexit. Is there a strategic plan for this going forward? The HSE has done what it had to do, and it has done well in obtaining the amount of PPE required. Is there a plan in place to have a stockpile of PPE or to manufacture PPE to provide long-term sustainability of supply?