Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Every budget I do receives criticism and focus in respect of different elements of the public service needing more funding. The way in which we handled the health budget for last year was consistent with how it has been done in every other year. In my efforts to deal with the issue now, I have tried to recognise that we have a level of spending within our health service that is far higher than I believed was going to happen in 2025. I have tried to deal with that in a new and different way.