Michael Harty (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister for Health, Deputy Simon Harris, the Secretary General of the Department of Health, Mr. Jim Breslin, and the Assistant Secretary at the Department, Mr. Colm Desmond. The purpose of today's meeting is to consider the further Revised Estimates for the Department of Health for 2019, Vote 38, which were referred by the Dáil to the Select Committee on Health on 20 February 2019.

I invite the Minister to make his opening statement.