David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is money that was not there to fund the health service and is now being given to meet the need. The Minister told us that the vast majority of the deficit for 2023 came from recurring expenditure. He said that before this committee. He also said there were a number of different elements to the deficit. He said that in the Dáil. One such element was inflation. Another was increased demand on the health service. Was that the Minister's proposition? That was his view as to why there was an overspend this year.