Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 19 May 2022
Public Accounts Committee
2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of Government Chief Information Officer
2020 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management
9:30 am
Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source
Mr. Moloney mentioned the labour force and as far as I can see, there is no labour force. Every problem we have seems to be caused by the fact we cannot recruit people, particularly within the HSE.
That brings me to another question. What is the role of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform when it comes to the question of public health and its budget? The health budget has grown significantly, year on year, since 2016. The increase has been significant and the budget has almost doubled. However, for every aspect of health service that I deal with, including child services, carers and adolescent services, the waiting lists are growing exponentially. It seems we are putting money into a black hole and no service is provided. I will ask the Taoiseach about the issue under Questions on Policy and Legislation. Why are we getting such poor value for money from our health service? Have our guests any idea?
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