Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 22 November 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion
Mr. Bernard Gloster:
The previous three years are distorted because of the Covid-19 pandemic. There was a lot of money invested in the Covid-19 response, and there were a lot of services deferred, cancelled or stood down, so it is very hard to compare that to previous years. To be fair to the Government, the budget is much higher now. As a percentage of the total budget deficit, yes, it is on the higher side this year, there is no doubt.
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