Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 11 December 2018

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Health Budget and Expenditure Management: Discussion

4:00 pm

Mr. Colm Desmond:

I might clarify that by providing the Deputy with some information on the detail of the Supplementary Estimate but it may not be as evenly spread as that. We have identified some areas of the budget, such as the mental health budget of close to €900 million this year and has not needed additional funding. However, the disability area, home care packages, the acute area and corporate in the HSE have required additional funding. There are, however, other areas that have not required it. Perhaps I have not fully understood the Deputy's point but the additional requirement is spread widely across the health sector but not that widely, if I could put it like that.