Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 July 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Covid-19: Infection Rate among Healthcare Workers (Resumed)

Photo of Matt ShanahanMatt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent)
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One final issue I want to highlight is Irish manufacturers who are trying to supply PPE to the HSE. I am aware of two manufacturers who were in very protracted discussions which have gone cold, to a degree, on the HSE's part. These companies have been engaged with by the HSE, they have been brought quite a distance and they spent money to set themselves up to supply the HSE but all of a sudden the executive has gone dark. I would appreciate it if the executive would re-engage with those companies to move everything along. This all part of securing our future PPE pipeline in Ireland.