Written answers

Thursday, 12 November 2020

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Covid-19 Pandemic

Photo of Matt CarthyMatt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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383. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department or an agency operating under his Department has encountered expenditure in respect of hand sanitisation products or other PPE products that were subsequently subject to a recall by his Department in 2020; if so, the expenditure in respect of such products; if the expenditures will be recouped from the sellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35997/20]

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department implements the Biocidal Product Regulation (EU No. 528/2012) to ensure that biocidal products placed on the Irish market are safe for humans, animals and the environment. Hand sanitisers and indeed certain other products such as disinfectants and some brands of wipes are biocidal products. All biocidal products, including hand sanitisers must be registered with my Department before being placed on the market

I wish to advise the Deputy that before centrally purchased supplies became fully available, it is possible that some small amounts of hand sanitiser products purchased locally may have been of a brand subsequently subject to a recall. However, all these supplies would have been used up before the recall that occurred later in 2020. On that basis, my Department can report that it is not seeking any reimbursements.

As regards the twelve State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, the information requested is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves. I have referred the Deputy’s question to the Agencies and have requested that a response should issue within 10 days.

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