Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 14 November 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Budget 2024 Expenditure Ceiling and Resource Allocation for the Department of Health and HSE: Discussion
Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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With respect, I appreciate there is a non-core allocation, which is a one-off allocation, the majority of which is made up of measures relating to the Covid pandemic and the war in Ukraine, but after next year, that money will no longer be there. The CEO of the HSE came before the health committee and made the point that the deficit this year is being driven by demand and inflation. He pointed out that three quarters of that will be unavoidable next year. Does Mr. Moloney accept that is Mr. Gloster's stated position?