Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. I note that the value of the measures the Minister of State has relayed is over €2.1 billion. I would like to ask him about the VAT commitments that have been made for the period until October of this year. Given the situation in Ukraine, and the impact of the war on energy prices, does the Minister of State see the VAT rate being revisited and the measure being extended? Maybe he would inform the House if that is the Government's thinking in this regard if the current circumstances remain or, indeed, their impacts increase.

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