Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

If the answer to that question was "Yes", I would have to say that it will not deliver its expenditure ceiling for this year. I have said already that with the information that is currently available I expect the Department of Health will be inside or on its expenditure ceiling. If that were to change for any reason, and I do not wish it to change and do not believe it will, I would have to update the Dáil about it. I have not seen the figure mentioned by the Deputy. There are many figures. However, my recollection is that it was a figure for next year rather than this year.

This illustrates a process point, and I will keep returning to this. There are more demands for expenditure and when I find a way to try to meet that expenditure need, I then face questions in that regard. It is a process point.