Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

We will also continue our support for employers across all sectors in creating and sustaining jobs. Our enterprise policies are continuing to secure new investments, employment and export growth. Taking account of requirements in these sectors, I am allocating total capital expenditure of just under €450 million for the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to drive the jobs and enterprise agenda.

Current Expenditure

I am proposing to allocate €49.6 billion to voted current expenditure in 2014.

Health

The demands of a growing and aging population pose a particular challenge for funding the provision of health services and health reform. I am allocating almost €13.3 billion for the Department of Health in 2014. This includes an additional €187 million against profile to fund reforms and to help ease some service pressures. In line with the programme for Government, I am allocating €37 million to fund the roll-out of free GP care for children aged five and under.

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