Ireland is punching above its weight when it comes to securing medical supplies

Owen Curtin of Healthcare 21 in Blarney, Cork City praised HSE administrators' response to the crisis Picture: Clare Keogh

Ireland is a small country in the middle of a global supply change disruption which means securing vital medical supplies is going to be very difficult, the head of one of Europe’’s largest medical companies has said.

Owen Curtin the founder of Healthcare 21 based in Cork which supplies medical equipment such as ventilators, beds and blood pressure monitoring equipment said the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted all parts of the supply chain with every country and jurisdiction across the globe scrambling for vital equipment such as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).