Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 29 November 2023
Select Committee on Health
Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary)
Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source
I echo what the Minister said at this meeting and in the Chamber yesterday. It is important that we all speak almost in one voice against this horrid racism and targeting of migrants, who not only work in our health service, but everywhere else in the country. One of the best things that has happened to Ireland in the past 25 years has been people coming from different parts of the world, not only to enrich our culture, but also everyone else. It is the most important thing that has happened to Ireland for a long time.
Correct me if I am wrong, but demographics are one of the factors driving the Supplementary Estimates. They are playing a major part in demand, and that is good. What was the overrun last year compared with this year?
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