Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am just looking at the minutes I have here from the meeting that took place on 6 June and approved at the meeting on 25 July. Under the heading "I&E - Core", it is stated:

Discussions took place on the significant rises in non-pay costs. The HSE informed DoH and DPENDR that there is significant inflationary pressures, in tandem with a backlog in the increase of non-pay costs, as fixed contracts have expired. The HSE is seeing more contracts with price increases where it has held back new arrangements as long as possible.

I would have thought it was clear from this minute that Mr. Dormer's Department was aware of the increased expenditure on the part of the Department of Health and the HSE as a result of inflationary pressures.