Dáil debates

Tuesday, 19 February 2019

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

 

3:30 pm

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Many Deputies have raised Revenue's decision to introduce a 23% VAT rate on food supplements on Friday of next week, only ten days away. The Taoiseach has pointed out repeatedly, as have other Ministers, that the Revenue Commissioners are independent. In addition to that independence, however, the Taoiseach himself said on 13 February that the matter was under review. The Ministers for Children and Youth Affairs and Finance confirmed it was under review. Will the Taoiseach please confirm whether a decision has been made? If not, when will it be made? As I said, this is a cause of great distress to those who rely on food supplements, minerals, vitamins, fish oils and so on. The introduction of the measure on 1 March will be really serious, given that we face Brexit and the consequent price increases at the end of March.

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