Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)

At present for 2025 we are on profile after a difficult start. January is always a difficult month. We are on profile at present but we will have to reflect on how we get on for the rest of the year. We did start lower and it is difficult to make these non-pay savings. It is a very focused effort, particularly in section 38 hospitals where there has not been the same delivery or focus on it. Making the savings is also about staying on profile this year. It is substantially difficult to make these non-pay savings. This is why almost every time I go out and speak, I mention the importance of focusing on non-pay savings.