Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 26 May 2022

Public Accounts Committee

2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health (Resumed)
Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2020

9:30 am

Ms Anne O'Connor:

It depends. The Deputy says it is a straightforward wheelchair. I do not know what the story is there. There has been an avalanche of requests for aids and appliances recently. That massive demand may be a factor. I would have to check out the specific case. We have some issues with supplies. It depends on the specifics of the wheelchair. We have some issues with supplies and a challenge with the volume of requests and assessing people for equipment. I would need to know the details.

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