Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 2 February 2023

Public Accounts Committee

2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (Resumed)

9:30 am

Mr. Stephen Mulvany:

I do not have specific figures. The local CHOs will receive individual business cases from section 39 organisations. We know absolutely what we give them. For the larger section 39 organisations that are providing services that we are relying on in terms of disability services, we have a fairly good handle on the level of financial issues they are facing. Remember, in the first instance, the issue is for them to manage their own resources within their limits. We do not collate centrally. At many times, everyone asks for the business case-----