Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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1124. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Disability Federation of Ireland pre-budget submission for 2014. [35214/13]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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The level of funding available for the health budget and the extent of the savings required in the health sector are being considered as part of the Estimates and budgetary process for 2014 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.