Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 22 June 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4: Re-allocation of Voted Funding

9:30 am

Ms Katherine Licken:

We looked at a range of scenarios in terms of VAT generally. That is an option that potentially could be considered but only if it is feasible, and we would have to see if it is feasible. I recall that, during Covid, the issue came up around restaurants, and the Deputy will recall the restrictions.