Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 7 November 2017

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage

6:00 pm

Photo of Pearse DohertyPearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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I ask that the Minister monitor the situation. I just Googled it and it seems that it is standard practice for VHI to offer all of its employees a tax-free health package. That is stated on its website. For low-income earners, this is a take home pay cut. It is a tax, so it should be monitored where we have the power to do so.