AQW 6653/17-22

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 10/09/2020
Answered On Date: 16/09/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 5942/17-22, and further to the recent announcement from the Department of Health in Great Britain that 250,000 clear face masks have been procured for use in NHS Hospitals and that an allocation will be provided to Northern Ireland, to detail (i) when Northern Ireland will receive its allocation; (ii) how many masks will be received; (iii) and; (iv) which Health and Social Care services will have access to these masks.

Answer:

An initial allocation of 1,728 clear face masks have been received as part of the United Kingdom purchase and are currently undergoing final technical assessment. A further consignment is due shortly bringing the total to 8,640 masks. Work is being undertaken with physical and sensory disability teams across the HSC in NI and part of this work will be to ensure there is appropriate PPE provision for these priority areas going forward.