Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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206. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the expected cost overrun in the health budget for 2019; his plans to address the cost overrun in Budget 2020 or via Supplementary Estimates by year end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36031/19]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Managing the delivery of public services within budgetary allocations is a key responsibility of every Department and Minister and this includes the Department of Health. The Minister of Health has indicated that there are cost pressures emerging this year but it is too early to predict the extent of any cost overrun that may emerge on the Health budget.

I and my Department are in regular contact at Ministerial and official level to ensure that expenditure is being managed in line with the overall fiscal parameters and to ensure that cost pressures are appropriately addressed.

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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207. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the cost overruns in respect of the senior care centres programme; if he has met with his counterpart in the Department of Health to discuss the matter; his plans to ensure senior care centres will not be closed due to budgetary issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36032/19]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The HSE Capital Plan, published recently, provides for €220m capital funding to the CNU programme over the period 2019 to 2021 and also sets out the current status of all projects within the programme. Managing the delivery of this programme within budgetary allocations is the responsibility of the Department and Minister for Health. 

This Department is in regular contact with all other Departments and Offices to ensure that expenditure is being managed within the overall fiscal parameters