Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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The spend on health, which is one of the biggest costs on the taxpayer, is the subject of much discussion. Could the problems in the health service be resolved were the Government or Minister for Health to decide to allocate €16 billion to the HSE or does the answer lie in increasing efficiencies? I am regularly asked about that issue. It is frequently stated that the funding of the HSE is adequate to provide the service needed across all sectors but that we are not getting value for money and more efficiency is needed. I put that to the witnesses.