Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 19 November 2025
Select Committee on Health
Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary)
2:00 am
Ms Louise McGirr:
In our forecast, we have a proxy number based on the consumer price index, CPI, and medical inflation is always higher. For 2026, we have estimated price inflation of approximately 3%. It varies. There is no scientific figure and the reason is there is such a complex basket of goods and services. There are drugs and medical supplies. It varies. We have staffing and wage inflation. We estimate approximately 3%.
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