Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy asked a number of questions. She will recall that I answered her first question in some detail at the committee meeting. I was asked whether I would be able to find money for voluntary redundancies among HSE administrators. I replied that we would have to find that money. However, I have allocated no money to that purpose, nor do I have immediate plans to do so. The moneys that I have allocated so far are all for the projects that I have mentioned. If the Deputy recalls, I announced an additional stimulus of €200 million from the first tranche of the national lottery sale. It went towards the same types of project, all of which I listed on budget day. I will re-list them tomorrow when I sign the national lottery contract.

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