Covid-19 Pandemic

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 November 2020

Thursday, 12 November 2020

Questions (99)

Matt Carthy

Question:

99. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 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. [36001/20]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment

As part of the internal health and safety internal response to COVID-19 my Department and its Offices have installed additional hand sanitisation and a range of PPE products across our 11 buildings around the country. To date, none of the products distributed across our buildings have been subject to a product recall.