Liam Twomey (Wexford, Fine Gael)

There is no need to interrupt me. Every major Government project costing more than €30 million is supposed to be subject to a cost-benefit analysis. Has a cost-benefit analysis been carried out on the new home care projects that have become part of the privatisation process of the health service? Given that a home care package includes 13% VAT and assuming the private company makes 10% or 12% profit, is the Minister certain that it is more competitive for the HSE to give that job to a private company?

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