Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 October 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Workforce Planning in the Irish Health Sector: Discussion (Resumed)

Ms Vanessa Hetherington:

I would be almost sure of that. An extra €1 billion last year would have brought those figures up slightly. However, we are not the highest public spenders. We are the highest overall spenders on health in the EU but not in public spending. We have to take that into account.