Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Gabhaim buíochas leis na hAirí as teacht os comhair an choiste arís. I have two things to start with. This will be the third budget for which I will have been a Member of the Dáil. We are living in extraordinary times. I hope that, next year, we will be living in less extraordinary times when we are coming into this phase of the year. The issue with speaking two hours after the meeting started is that many of the questions I had have been asked. I will start with a different angle, with a question for an Aire, an Teachta McGrath, about media reports regarding the Department of Health maybe needing a bailout. Will he detail how that came about? If there is a need for significant additional funding, how does he expect that to be done? Will it be done through a Supplementary Estimate?