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.