Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 14 November 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Budget 2024 Expenditure Ceiling and Resource Allocation for the Department of Health and HSE: Discussion
Mr. David Moloney:
There are huge challenges across the system with supply chain difficulties. We have tried to bring in changes to the public works contract to make it a bit more flexible. The change that was announced in the summer economic statement in respect of capital profiles was an extra €2.25 billion from windfall capital receipts over the years 2024, 2025 and 2026. It is absolutely a challenge to deliver in an inflationary environment. The challenge is compounded by the skills shortage in the labour market.
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