Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 16 October 2025

Public Accounts Committee

Financial Statements 2024: Health Service Executive

2:00 am

Photo of Séamus McGrathSéamus McGrath (Cork South-Central, Fianna Fail)
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I thank Mr. Gloster. Moving on to the use of external consultants by the HSE, it has been reported that €250 million was spent over a two-year period in relation to external consultants. Just be clear, these are not medical consultants these are management consultants. The figure seems very high.