Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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I remind Deputy Durkan that it is not only the Opposition but all the Government parties' county councillors and backbench Deputies throughout the country who are critical of this funding and were critical of this budget. It was a shock to so many people, be they staff, patients or the wider public. Not since 2017 have we seen a lower level of additional funding being allocated to health. I went back as far as 2016 and could not find an example of a year when so little was allocated for new measures. No year was even close to it. That is before we look at it in real terms, or as a share compared with the size of the budget, which has increased each year.

I want to check the figures with Mr. Moloney. What is the figure for the allocations for the new measures this year?