Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 16 September 2021

Public Accounts Committee

Financial Statement 2020 and Related Matters: HSE

9:30 am

Photo of Verona MurphyVerona Murphy (Wexford, Independent)
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In that case, I just want to move on because I am limited in time. We can come back to it. The question I have that seriously raises a red flag for me is why none of the ventilators was ever used. We got 465 and we paid for 2,200. According to the report, none of the 465 was ever used. Is Mr. Reid or one of the other witnesses able to answer that question?