Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 5 July 2018

Public Accounts Committee

2017 Financial Statements of the HSE
2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Department of Health

9:00 am

Mr. Stephen Mulvany:

We would look at what we are currently running, what is the demographic impact for an individual patient and, if there are more patients, whether what we are currently running gives the same level of access. We also look at what we call unmet critical need or developments, and we look at savings. All of those go through an iterative process. Obviously we will have our view and the Department will have its view. There is engagement and evidence must be provided. The issue is demonstrating, with more and more evidence, what the actual requirements are. Ultimately, though, there is a certain amount of money available.