Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour) | Oireachtas source

In order to be helpful, the witnesses might also do the following before moving on. It is now evident that we are close to the point at which the HSE recruitment moratorium is about to be lifted. That will probably add to it. I do not know if that has been factored into the anticipated deficit for the rest of this year. Public calls were made by the Minister for Health and the Taoiseach in response to me before the Dáil yesterday. They stated that it is likely that approval will be provided for the potential hiring of an additional headcount of 2,500 in the HSE. That will have implications as well. Has IFAC factored that into its own assessment? The health budget is a bit of a movable feast. Has it factored it into its own assessment of the overrun in health and what that might involve?