Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance)
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106. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT collected from the sale of women's sanitary products (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36988/17]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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VAT is guided by the EU VAT Directive, with which Irish VAT law must comply. In Ireland sanitary towels and tampons are charged to VAT at the zero rate.  As such, no VAT is collected on the sale of these sanitary products.