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A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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<span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">In his statement to the PAC, Bernard Gloster is expected to say that the process undertaken at the beginning of the pandemic to acquire ventilators from heretofore unknown suppliers, most notably from China, equated to 'ebay style bidding wars'. Picture: PA</span>
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HSE had 'impossible task' in trying to procure ventilators during covid, says CEO

Bernard Gloster will tell the Public Accounts Committee that HSE staff had had to 'deliberately over order' when it came to ventilators in order to secure the necessary volume and supply

<p>Many of the ventilators that the HSE paid for were never used due to quality concerns, and some were never delivered at all. Picture: John Minchillo/AP</p>

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TDs will grill HSE after damning report into its procurement of covid ventilators

<p>The C&AG report follows the purchase of ventilators by the HSE at the height of the covid pandemic from overseas, many of which were never delivered.</p>

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Report into HSE ventilator spend recommends guidelines on advance payments

HSE ‘must be transparent' about Covid equipment issues revealed by the 'Irish Examiner'

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HSE ‘must be transparent' about Covid equipment issues revealed by the 'Irish Examiner'

Tony Holohan introduced Roqu to HSE for supply of ventilators

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Tony Holohan introduced Roqu to HSE for supply of ventilators

HSE completes internal investigation into purchase of Chinese ventilators

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HSE completes internal investigation into purchase of Chinese ventilators

'Significant' issues flagged in Chinese ventilator probe

'Significant' issues flagged in Chinese ventilator probe

Spelling errors, Chinese labelling, and a lack of legal declarations of conformity were among the issues noted with ventilators procured from China, investigators found

Mon, 29 Mar, 2021

Lessons needed from 'absolute scramble' to procure ventilators which were never used

Lessons needed from 'absolute scramble' to procure ventilators which were never used

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) scrutinised the deal which saw the HSE pay €14.1m to import ventilators from China

Tue, 02 Mar, 2021

HSE bought 465 ventilators from China that were never used

HSE bought 465 ventilators from China that were never used

Cost of unused machines due to 'quality-related issues' to was €9.4m, or €20,235 per unit

Mon, 08 Feb, 2021

€35m ventilator deal halted after machines didn't meet HSE standards

€35m ventilator deal halted after machines didn't meet HSE standards

A confidential position paper seen by the ‘Irish Examiner’ reveals the background to the aborted €35m deal to buy ventilators from China via a media company, and the risks identified by the HSE, writes Cianan Brennan

Sat, 16 Jan, 2021