Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

In terms of the specification at the time of ordering and the paying out of the money, it looks like we very much asked for forgiveness as opposed to permission. We are now paying for the storage of 100 ventilators that do not meet the specification of what is required. As I said, I have to ask these questions because this is the Committee of Public Accounts. I, like Deputy Carthy, understand that this was an unprecedented time. What I do not understand is trying to justify the fact that mistakes were made and continuing with the same mistake. I appreciate that 365 of these units have been shipped to India. Is it that these units could not be used here and have gone to India where they can be used? I am not sure why that is the case and why we have-----