Department of Health told it was ‘imperative’ spending remained within allocation – but there was little surprise when it didn’t
It is “imperative” that, with an unprecedented €22.8 billion in exchequer funding, the health system delivers within allocation, the Department of Public Expenditure insisted to the Department of Health at the beginning of the year.
It is also well known that Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly had sought an additional €2 billion but, after the budget horse trading, ended up with just over €700 million. Of course, there are always tensions between those responsible for the purse strings and those charged with running one of the largest areas of Government expenditure.
Donnelly has publicly acknowledged that the HSE last year took on about 2,000 staff for whom there was no approved budget, leading to the current embargo on recruitment. The Coalition party leaders will now decide on options for resolving this issue over unauthorised recruitment.
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