Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 30 November 2022
Select Committee on Health
Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary)
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
We have had a discussion on what happened this morning. The Dáil granted leave for the Revised Estimate to come before this committee two weeks ago and, in fairness to the staff of the committee, they were chasing his Department to get the information this committee needed during that time.
The Minister has to appreciate that. To unpack some of the figures that have been presented to us, because it is quite complicated, I put it to the Minister that the Supplementary Estimate is actually bigger than the €1.392 billion that he suggests. The €1.392 billion figure is made up of €1.19 billion of Covid-19 expenditure, as I see it, and €190 million from the contingency fund. Is it correct that this makes up the €1.39 billion figure?
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