Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

——the HSE has increased its figures substantially above its approved ceiling and it is trying to bring it back in line with its own ceiling, all I would say in reply is it should not have gone above its ceiling in the first place. This is not a reduction on its approved ceiling. In most of its headings for the first half of the year, the HSE is over budget and over staffed.

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