Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That was an answer I supplied to the Oireachtas yesterday. To put the matter in context, the point that was made in my reply to the relevant parliamentary question was that, up to the end of May, health expenditure was in the region of 6% higher than a year ago, which is approximately what is budgeted for in budget 2019. In the following month, that moved up to just under 9% above the figure that obtained a year ago. As the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, and I have acknowledged, that is a significant change in a single month.

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