The HSE provides all PPE, including appropriate face masks, to all health care workers employed by the HSE, and in certain private settings such as nursing homes in accordance with advice of the National Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control Team (AMRIC). In addition, I understand from the HSE that the supplies of FFP2 masks are being provided through the Community Healthcare Organisation PPE leads for home support workers.
Guidance on wearing of PPE for health care workers can be found at:
healthservice.hse.ie/staff/coronavirus/policies-procedures-guidelines/prevent-the-spread-of-coronavirus-in-the-workplace.html
The details of the distribution of PPE and the types of equipment provided is a matter for the HSE and, as such, I am referring the Deputy’s question to the Executive.