Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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They were not being shared with us in a way that would have allowed us to understand fully the drivers and what needed to be done to address the issue. That is why my Department will now be participating in the process. I have no doubt at all that if I had gone into the Dáil to reduce health expenditure by €645 million across 2018, it would have caused a significant reaction and had service consequences for which I would have been subjected to a lot of criticism. Therefore, we are putting in place the process I have outlined for the Deputy.