Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

My next question is on ventilators and is for Mr. Reid. At the very outset of the Covid pandemic there was a global rush to have more ventilator machines in the world's hospitals. We saw car manufacturers and other manufacturing plants across Europe diversifying and starting to make ventilators. It was reported week on week that Ireland's capacity per 100,000 of the population was one of the lowest in Europe. Heading into this winter, as we negotiate our way through the second wave of Covid and the potential for a third wave, have we added capacity for ventilators to treat people if their respiratory problems worsen due to Covid and how has that been increased since the springtime?