Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Yes, that is correct. There were Supplementary Estimates for health in six of the seven years between 2017 and 2023. The one year where it did not happen was during the pandemic. It should be state that during that period, there was a very big variance in the scale of the Supplementary Estimates. Outside of the Covid era and the post-Covid era, when it was above €1 billion, it varied between €195 million and a peak of €645 million. Therefore, while there have been Supplementary Estimates, the value of them has varied considerably year by year.