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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: We will not know the cost of this until long after this deal concludes. Is that right?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: We still do not know the final costs, so the figure could be higher in the end.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: We do not know that. Is it possible for Mr. Breslin to share the information in the economic analysis?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: Okay. I heard the witnesses earlier compare this to making sure four fire tenders would be available. If we wanted a complete picture, we could say the conditions were created in advance for the fire to get out of control. That is the reason all of the additional capacity was needed. We had that discussion with the representatives of doctors and consultants this morning. On 24 March, an...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: There were no officials from the OGP or the Department of Finance involved at that stage.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: Was a maximum price set at that stage, given that the announcement had been made? Reference was made earlier to whether this deal was good value for money, and I believe that is what people want to know. In making the announcement when the deal had not been concluded, the officials did not put themselves in a great position to do a deal that was good value for money. I say that...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I am not suggesting that it could have been done in secret. What I am suggesting is that going out to make an announcement before the actual deal was done would have hindered Mr. Breslin in getting good value for money. It has become very apparent that value for money was not an issue. We will not know the final cost of this, and I think that will be fairly worrying for many people. ...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: That is how it seems to me.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: When it became apparent that a lot of money would be paid for capacity that would not be required, which is a testament to the work done by the general public and the fantastic work done by healthcare workers, and that that capacity, and cognisant, as I am sure Mr. Breslin is every day of the week, of the hundreds of thousands of people who are on waiting lists, was any plan B put in place?...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: With respect, that is not a plan. That is-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: -----a statement about how to use the capacity. A plan would detail what it was to be used for, and I did not see that in the heads.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I am conscious of the time.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Use of Private Hospitals (Resumed) (2 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: I respect and I am aware of that. However, that advice did not remain in place for the duration of this and it is not in place now. What preparatory work was done to ensure that the best use could be made of that capacity for which the taxpayer is paying very dearly? I will say again, and this is my opinion, that the plan was only to get the capacity but not to make the maximum use of it....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (3 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 105. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of discussions at EU level on the action plan on the future of VAT; the opportunities which have been taken to continue to recommend that member states should be able to apply a specialised VAT rating to defibrillators and other emergency medical and rescue equipment at European Council level in these discussions; the detail of same; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (3 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 106. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to extend the scope of the SSD tax to milk products with added sugar; if information collection processes on products that are liable for the tax have been developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9631/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (3 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 107. To ask the Minister for Finance the yield for the SSD tax since its inception; the projected yield for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9632/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (3 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 108. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer on an annual basis of illegal trade in tobacco; the additional measures planned to counteract such illicit trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9634/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (3 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 109. To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of illicit tobacco products and or non-Irish-paid tobacco here in tabular form; the percentage of these products that are cigarettes, illicit whites or counterfeit; the relevant applicable breakdown for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9635/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (3 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 110. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons prosecuted for cigarette and or tobacco smuggling in 2019 and to date in 2020; the additional resources and equipment being provided to the Revenue Commissioners to tackle the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9636/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (3 Jun 2020)

Louise O'Reilly: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated time for the tax rate on roll-your-own tobacco to reach equivalence with manufactured cigarettes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9637/20]