James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

Was this by agreement or is this the reason we have this never-ending list of cutbacks, including cutbacks to home help for the elderly, home care packages for the disabled and now the hospital in the home scheme to be removed? While we are talking about cutbacks, has the Minister made any progress on redundancies in the HSE and how much does she hope to save? I ask her to answer my first question clearly and concisely, as I know she will. How did the Minister reach the figure of €14.1 million when the HSE sought a figure of €14.7 million? I ask her not to mention the extra €200 million for particular new services.

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