Colm Brophy (Dublin South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is very significant and it has gone into the base, so therefore it would be very worrying to see at the outset of the year any potential that would link to the possibility of an overrun.

Let me return to a point raised by a colleague earlier. Where does the overrun come from? Deputy Lahart was referring to the 5%. Having looked at the figures, the one most remarkable, consistent strategic management by the Department is its ability to overrun in the various sections of the budget to exactly the same amount. The overrun in HSE Dublin and mid-Leinster is 5%; HSE Dublin North East is 5%; HSE South is 5%; HSE West is 5%; grants to health bodies is 5% and building and equipment is 5%; and, there is a blip in what is a small subhead on the payments to State Claims Agency, which is 17%.

It seems to indicate a consistent disregard of trying to reach target with 5% overruns on every one of those areas.