Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Taoiseach for the comprehensive reply. At the next promised Cabinet committee meeting, will the inability of the Department of Health in general to come within budget and deliver services as anticipated be recognised? Is it expected that dead reckoning, or as near as possible to it, can be achieved in respect of this? Has sufficient emphasis been put on the people charged with identifying the potential costs over the course of a year or two years? Will it be possible to meet the challenges of the future based on the evidence and experiences of the past, particularly in regard to correctly identifying the potential costs of services over any period in the future?

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