Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 22 June 2016
Committee on Arrangements for Budgetary Scrutiny
Engagement with Office for Budget Responsibility
10:00 am
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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Am I correct that if the Department of Health informs the OBR that the NHS spend will be approximately €130 billion, rather than working out the number of doctors, nurses, hospitals, drugs and so on, the office may take the view that because the socio-demographics are moving in the opposite direction, it does not accept that NHS spending will decrease by 4% and therefore it does not accept the figure of €130 billion?