Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 23 April 2015

Public Accounts Committee

2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Chapter 14 - Procurement by the Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2013

10:00 am

Mr. Tony O'Brien:

No, we do not, but I would not jump to conclusions. The entire hospital sector was under some pressure in the first two months of the year, particularly in emergency departments and because of the fair deal scheme. The hospital is not an outlier in that respect.