Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We learned from RTÉ that Bernard Gloster wrote to his line Minister before the budget outlining his concerns regarding the allocation that was to be made. He said there would be "significant and punitive risks to the public" and that it was "imperative" that the Government should be "in no doubt as to the position". This was in respect of a Government decision being taken to provide €708 million for ELS and €100 million for what are called new measures. Mr. Gloster wrote to his line Minister making it very clear that this would result in "significant and punitive risks to the public" and that there should be no lack of clarity on the part of the Government about the position ahead of the budget announcement. I understand the Minister for Health passed that correspondence on, with his own commentary, to Mr. Moloney's line Minister, Deputy Donohoe. Has Mr. Moloney seen that letter?