Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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503. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 492 of 12 October 2021, the amount paid by his Department to a laboratory (details supplied) in view of reports that excluding VAT it was paid €87,750 for its work with his Department and not €78,000 excluding VAT as previously indicated; if the laboratory was engaged in work on a trial basis by his Department in December 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55539/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As referred to in my response to the PQ in question, my Department expended €78,000 EXVat at the time of asking.

With invoicing for this service updated, I can confirm that my Department has now expended a total of €87,750 EXVat for this service.

Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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504. To ask the Minister for Health if a laboratory (details supplied) was engaged by his Department on a trial basis at any time during the period from 1 January 2017 to 1 November 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55540/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm that my Department did not engage with this laboratory on a trial basis for the dates in question.