Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Robert Watt:
There will need to be a budget for the higher-than-expected costs regarding Covid. I think about €1 billion in supplementary will be required, although I do not have the exact numbers with me. There are moving parts and it depends on how Covid behaves over the next few months and the remainder of the year. As I mentioned earlier, in terms of core spending, there are some underspends on staff recruitment and they are offsetting some of the higher spends elsewhere. The core spending is broadly in line but, obviously, we still have a number of months to go this year. A supplementary budget will be required, primarily due to Covid.
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