Covid-19 (Health): Statements
Dail Éireann — 2020-04-16
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

That is an estimate so it is as accurate as any estimate can be, if that answers the Deputy's question. It may be right or it may be wrong. It is an accurate estimate but it is not necessarily what the actual cost will be because we will not know that until the end, when the costs are calculated. The agreement made between the HSE and the Private Hospitals Association was that this would be done on a not-for-profit basis; the agreement is for the covering of the costs of the private hospitals.

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Sitting date: 2020-04-16