Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 October 2020
90. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of uncollected tax revenue as a result of persons offsetting their private health insurance costs against tax liabilities [27804/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am advised by Revenue that the overall cost associated with tax relief on health insurance, up to 2018 (the latest available year), can be found under the “Medical Insurance Relief” row in the Costs of Tax Expenditures table published at link: https://www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/information-about-revenue/statistics/tax-expenditures/costs-expenditures.aspx.
In 2018, the latest year for which data are available, €355.7 million was claimed in Medical Insurance Relief, with over 1.2 million taxpayer units availing of the relief.
