Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That has been laid out very well.

Several times the witnesses spoke about the health service being underfunded and under-resourced. I absolutely agree that the system is in crisis across the board. I absolutely accept that the money is not being spent the way it should be spent. Putting aside how the total pot of money is spent, is it the witnesses’ contention that the total amount - €17 billion for this year and €18 billion for next year - represents underinvestment in public healthcare?