Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

When that is juxtaposed against the overspend at the end of March, it is hard to tie those two together. Some of the hospitals had a greater overspend than others - for example, University Hospital Limerick had a significant amount, at 16%, whereas for St. Vincent's University Hospital it was only 6%. Can that be explained? Has the HSE conducted a specific examination of an individual hospital to see where savings might be made and also where extra money is required to be spent, particularly at the front line? I imagine such an examination would throw up useful information not only for that hospital but for hospitals in general. Has that type of comprehensive review been carried out for any hospital or for all hospitals? It strikes me that such an examination would indicate areas of waste and also areas where greater resources, presumably on the front line, would be required.