Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 31 January 2024

Select Committee on Health

Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 38 - Health (Revised)

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is on page 5, under "risk". It is basically saying there may be risk of a Supplementary Estimate in 2024. That goes to the heart of it. "Dishonesty" may be too strong a word but it is certainly a gross understatement of reality. There is no doubt whatsoever that there will be a need for a Revised Estimate this year. The briefing document states that there may be a need and an element of risk but, in my contention, it is an absolute certainty that we will have a Supplementary Estimate at the end of this year. Does the Minister accept that?

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