Mr. Dean Sullivan:

The point about access to day services for people with disabilities is well made. Trying to return them to closer to pre-Covid levels was specifically referenced in the budget, which is welcome. The more general point about lessons learned, whether relating to PPE, preparing for a pandemic or whatever else, is that there are ongoing processes in the HSE and working with departmental colleagues to ensure that we capture all the learning, both the good and the bad, so that we can reflect on what we might do differently in future to prepare for future waves of this pandemic or indeed for future pandemics. On some of the more specific points the Deputy made, if it is all right, we will secure a more detailed update from operational colleagues as Ms Magahy suggested.