Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister reported on the expenditure flow for the first two months of the year and is very conscious of that and has already made his comments about management and everybody concerned dealing with expenditure effectively in the patients’ interests. I will not comment on any requirement that might or might not be necessary later in the year but I will confirm that the HSE, the Department, the Minister and the Government are very much aware of the requirement for the effective operation of the health system. The Government made €500 million available last year to cover a shortfall there and added a modest amount to that for 2015. That is being closely monitored at the moment.

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