Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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341. To ask the Minister for Health 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 the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [36006/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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No products stocked or used by my Department were affected by the specified recall.

I have also forwarded your question to the HSE for direct reply. Details for other bodies under the aegis of my Department are operational matters for the bodies concerned.

Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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342. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has put a standard PPE procedure in place for the hospital staff, including student nurses and midwives, who are involved in the treatment of Covid-19-infected patients in hospitals; if the HSE has put a standard cohorting procedure in place for Covid-19-infected patients in hospitals to prevent the spread of infection; if all hospital staff, including student nurses and midwives, are regularly made aware of these procedures; if there is a confidential reporting procedure in place by which staff, including student nurses and midwives, can report concerns about the implementation of such Covid-19-related procedures (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36015/20]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.