Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I apologise to Mr. Moloney for the disruption. We were talking about existing levels of service and the provision in this regard by the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, in the health Vote. Does Mr. Moloney acknowledge that of the requested €2 billion, his Department provided €708 million? I have made the point that Departments would normally, I imagine, ask for more than what they get. Do many Departments ask for a difference of €1.3 billion? Did Mr. Moloney accept the bona fides of the CEO of the HSE and the Secretary General of the Department of Health when they went into negotiations? I presume there was a period of negotiations in which they outlined what underpinned their request.