Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I actually made it clear last Tuesday in the Chamber. I appreciate that the Deputy was not here and that she was otherwise occupied, perhaps in Northern Ireland or London – I am unsure. I outlined in detail exactly which projects would be affected. In the health service there is none. Of the €100 million that has to be found within other parts of the capital budget, €24 million will come from the Department of Health. The Department of Health has a fund of €94 million for minor capital repairs, equipment and replacement. That budget has been reduced to €70 million, which is still represents an increase on the budget last year. Therefore, it does not affect any of the individual new builds or new healthcare projects. I am happy to reiterate that point today, but I do not think for one second, a Cheann Comhairle, that that will stop Deputies from all over the country from trying to claim every project is being delayed or axed, as the Deputy says.

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