Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Can Mr. O'Regan envisage a situation whereby voluntary bodies, on an ongoing basis, can inform the HSE and the Minister for Health at the beginning of the year that they will have add-on costs throughout the year arising from extra services that need to be provided or additional costs associated with services that are being provided and in what way? I am mindful of the fact that we cannot negotiate pay agreements in this or any similar forum. It we were to do so, we would need to abdicate our various responsibilities, walk away and stated that this thing is out of control and cannot be resolved. Incidentally, that was one of the matters on which previous Minister's opined over the years but-----