Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 11 May 2023
Public Accounts Committee
Appropriation Accounts 2021
Financial Statements 2021: HSE
Special Report No. 114 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Emergency Procurement of Ventilators by the HSE
Vote 38 - Health
9:30 am
Mr. Bernard Gloster:
They are being held for the purpose of the legal pursuit to recover the moneys. The product has to be kept in case there is a demand for its return. Going back to the Deputy's earlier point about readiness for anything else that might come, 581 ventilators were delivered from traditional suppliers. We have a reasonable supply of approved ventilators in stock and ready to be used.