Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

136. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with spending overruns in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42049/14]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

The total net budget for my Department (Vote 38) for 2014 is almost €202m comprising €186m Revenue and €16m Capital. This funding is for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Health and certain other services administered by that Office, including grants to research, consultative and advisory bodies. The October Returns, produced five working days after month end, shows net current expenditure for my Department at €15 million under profile. I am confident that my Office will operate within budget and I do not anticipate any expenditure overruns on the Vote.