Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Let us call it €1 billion. It is €960 million but for the sake of this discussion, let us call it €1 billion. That money is for all cash requirements to the end of this year. It is not the case that because the income and expenditure deficit is €1.5 billion, and we are looking for €1 billion, the HSE will start next year with €500 million in unpaid bills. That is not my understanding of the situation. I understand that the €960 million here is the cash requirement for moneys owed for-----