Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health
Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Revised)
11:00 am
Ms Bairbre Nic Aongusa:
The overall target of savings for the health service is €721 million for this year. All of the savings are required in order to meet the overall savings. To say that the €25 million is actual cash that can be transferred from one budget to another is a misunderstanding of the way the budget works.