Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 29 September 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Covid-19: Update on Testing and Tracing and Rising Incidence in the State

Mr. Paul Reid:

I will take the Deputy's last two questions very quickly. Our estimated cost of the service to year end will be approximately €450 million. We have had to build and purchase capacity. If those full-year annual costs are taken into account, the figure is probably about €700 million for next year. That is the forecast of the cost to year end.