Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Far from hiding behind anyone on this matter, I participated in a lengthy debate on it on Committee Stage of the Finance Bill in the week before last. There will be an opportunity to continue that debate on Report Stage. The Revenue Commissioners have confirmed to me that the current status of food supplements cannot continue. In the absence of the action being taken in the Finance Bill, the VAT rate on these same supplements would increase to 23%. As a result of the action I am taking, which I hope the House will support, the VAT rate on them will move to 13.5%.

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