{"id":946,"date":"2020-05-14T15:52:25","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T14:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/call-to-manufacture-ppe-in-irish-factories\/"},"modified":"2020-05-14T15:52:25","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T14:52:25","slug":"call-to-manufacture-ppe-in-irish-factories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/call-to-manufacture-ppe-in-irish-factories\/","title":{"rendered":"Call to manufacture PPE in Irish factories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ireland is facing a huge demand for personal protective equipment over the next year as a result of Covid-19, with an estimated cost of \u20ac1 billion to be allocated for PPE. Given the huge cost this poses, R\u00f3is\u00edn Shortall, TD and co-leader of the Social Democrats, has called on the Minister for Health to establish a group with responsibility for setting up manufacturing of PPE locally.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in today\u2019s D\u00e1il, Deputy Shortall said, \u201cThe \u20ac1 billion Ireland is projected to spend on PPE over the next year is an absolutely staggering figure \u2013 \u20ac250 million per quarter. Clearly, that reflects the timeline and scale of what is required.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat figure of \u20ac1 billion has enormous implications not just for the health service budget, but for our economy as a whole. I want to call on the Minister to establish a group that can determine how much of this PPE can be supplied locally and where it could be produced within the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProducing PPE locally would not only relieve the financial pressure on our economy, but it provides an opportunity to stimulate job creation, ensure a long-term sustainable supply chain, and maintain close monitoring over quality controls within production.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ends.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>14 May 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ireland is facing a huge demand for personal protective equipment over the next year as a result of Covid-19, with an estimated cost of \u20ac1 billion to be allocated for PPE. 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