Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the witnesses here. First, I note the significance of the budget we are discussing, namely, €14.5 billion. Earlier, Deputy Connolly referred to University Hospital Galway and how things can have an impact on so many aspects of our lives. Last night I was dealing with an application relating to a small project in Navan for school completion, which the HSE will, hopefully, fund as well. It is a case of going from something very big to something very small, taking into account the manner of how the HSE impacts across so many aspects of our lives. It is important to note as well that HSE expenditure does not just relate to primary medical care but also to the school completion programme, which in the case I mentioned will hopefully keep troubled teenagers in school.

Mr. Mulvany spoke about the plan concerning procurement. He gave 2020 as the date by which he hopes to see matters resolved. Could he elaborate on the plan a bit more in terms of the complexities involved in that respect?