Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 July 2019

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Budget Management and Control of Health Expenditure in the context of Budget 2020: Discussion

Mr. Colm Desmond:

When the GMP process was completed, it identified costs that were accepted as part of that process last December. That led to the announcements and the provision for 2019. The Deputy mentioned the €99 million at the beginning. The task now is to firm up on the position for 2020-21, bearing in mind that the capital plan is a multi-annual plan. The challenge continuously is to try to accommodate projects which, when they commence, have implications for year 2, year 3 and beyond. That always makes it more difficult for finalising the capital plan. Subject to recollection, I think it was clarified that the GMP process covered certain areas and there were other costs that would emerge. I imagine the Deputy's information on the examination of construction inflation would be within that latter group.