Interest Rates

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 June 2022

Tuesday, 14 June 2022

Ceisteanna (1458)

Noel Grealish

Ceist:

1458. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the State agencies, organisations or boards under the responsibility of his Department or that receive funding from his Department that have been charged negative interest by financial institutions since negative interest rates were introduced; the amount of interest that has been charged to each State agency, organisation or board in 2021 in each of the preceding years in which such charges were applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29207/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Health

In relation to the information requested by the Deputy, please see the table attached.

Agency	Negative Interest Charged in 2021	Negative Interest Charged in 2020	Negative Interest Charged in 2019	Negative Interest Charged in 2018
	€	€	€	€
HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
HEALTH RESEARCH BOARD	2,144.00	17,975.00	11,617.00	13,119.00
NATIONAL CANCER REGISTRY	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
HEALTH PRODUCTS REGULATORY AUTHORITY	114,998.00	26,153.00	12,570.00	1,400.00
FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY OF IRELAND	3,231.08	0.00	0.00	0.00
INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH	76.58	0.00	0.00	0.00
PRE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE COUNCIL	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSION	3,278.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
HEALTH INFORMATION AND QUALITY AUTHORITY	1,051.50	0.00	0.00	0.00
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROFESSIONALS COUNCIL (CORU)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
FOOD SAFETY PROMOTION BOARD	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
NATIONAL TREATMENT PURCHASE FUND	15,348.00	9,868.00	34,028.00	13,896.00
PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF IRELAND	36,974.51	410.91	0.00	0.00
MEDICAL COUNCIL	50,827.00	7,559.00	0.00	0.00
DENTAL COUNCIL	700.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
NURSING & MIDWIFERY BOARD OF IRELAND	4,047.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
NATIONAL PAEDIATRIC HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD	57,585.68	11,891.96	0.00	0.00
IRISH BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
HEALTH INSURANCE AUTHORITY	12,372.54	31,605.17	23,347.39	37,134.39
VHI HEALTHCARE	406,898.00	431,057.00	401,980.00	85,422.00
Total	697,159.35	536,520.04	483,542.39	150,971.39