Paul Connaughton (Galway East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for her reply. I will ask two questions. If the HSE cannot work with the agencies to make savings without hitting front-line services, what will be the next step in the process? Is there any possibility of a change in Ability West's €156,000 reduction? How will it be rolled out? People are concerned about the effects on front-line services. What effect has the €5 million reduction that was announced several months ago had on other agencies? I am sure the story is the same the length and breadth of the country. Have those agencies been in touch regarding that cut?

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