Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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521. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that there are no further cuts to services or payments in budget 2015 that will cause even further distress to the elderly. [24439/14]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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The level of funding available for the health budget for 2015 has not yet been determined. Deliberations by the Government on the expenditure allocations for 2015 are likely to continue up until Budget time. As with previous Budgets, the difficult financial position facing the Exchequer will obviously require very careful management across all areas of expenditure.