Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 60: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount the health budget will be reduced by in 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34727/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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The level of funding available for the health budget is being considered as part of the Estimates and budgetary process for 2011 which is currently underway. Deliberations by the Government on the expenditure allocations for next year are likely to continue up until Budget time and it would not be appropriate for me to comment further at this stage pending the outcome of those deliberations. The very difficult financial position facing the Exchequer will obviously require very careful management across all areas of expenditure.