Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

If we are to believe what has been put out there in the media, namely, that the over spend projected for the end of the year is likely to be just in excess of €600 million with the vast majority of that recurring, this means that the health budget would need to increase by that amount plus the amount to deal with demographics and inflation just to stand still. Is that what the Minister will announce on budget day? Will he announce that the full recurring amount, which I assume will be calculated by the Department of Health, will be put into the base along with the other components which deal with demographic changes?