Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

They tend to shout at you or sue you, so stop. Elections, politics and accountability are about making choices and the people of Ireland will have a choice. They will have a choice of a Government that is continuing to grow the size of the health service. What I say to those patients is very clear. We are offering €2 billion in additional health spending. I ask the Deputy, as somebody who wishes to be the Minister for Health, from somebody who was the Minister for Health, whether it is his position that he can just spend and recruit regardless of budget or does what we or he produces on budget day matter. If it does, it is time to be honest. We are increasing the size of the health service and the budget. We are going to make more progress on patient outcomes in 2024.

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