Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)
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Question 946: To ask the Minister for Health if he will explain his previous statements that Tallaght Hospital, Dublin, is operating a break-even budget on a monthly basis, and yet his Department has stated that it must deal with it an accumulated deficit of €22 million at the start of the year and a deficit of €11 million in 2011 from within its own resources [1048/12]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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As I previously stated to the House, the hospital management along with the Board of Tallaght Hospital brought the 2011 budgetary overrun under strict control within agreed parameters and agreed to develop a further cost saving plan for 2012. The deficit referred to by the Deputy was incurred in previous years and will be addressed by the Hospital in conjunction with the HSE. As the Deputy will be aware, in the current financial circumstances all health services must be delivered within the resources available.