Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Is it fair to say in the case of health that it is "lastminute.com"? It comes down to the dying days of budget preparation. I have some small insight into that by virtue of the confidence and supply agreement. Health always seems to be the last piece of the jigsaw. There is extremely late contact between the Departments of Health and Public Expenditure and Reform and the HSE in settling on the final figure.