Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The estimate at the moment is an additional €1 billion.

When is the Department going to announce the winter programme? What scoping or modelling of projections has been carried out as to how bad it is going to be? What kind of money are we looking at for the programme? People are worried and anxious. I come from the mid-west, as our guests will be aware. The CEO and other representatives of the mid-west hospital group appeared before the committee last week. There is much concern, particularly in my area, about trolleys. Will our guests share with the committee some information about the winter programme?