Covid-19 Pandemic

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 November 2020

Thursday, 12 November 2020

Questions (178)

Matt Carthy

Question:

178. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 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. [36009/20]

Written answers

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

I wish to confirm to the Deputy that neither my Department nor any of the bodies under its aegis purchased any products of the type specified that were subsequently subject to a recall.