David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The HSE decided last night not to challenge a High Court ruling on consultants' pay. It is estimated the cost could be as high as €700 million which will be very significant in terms of the overall spend and as a one-off payment. It does not, however, know how much it will cost. I am not suggesting necessarily that we discuss but is it something that would come before us routinely at some point? If not, given the level of money involved is it something we should focus on?