Budget 2024: Department of Health sought more than €2 billion extra in budget but got just €708 million
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly: 'It is entirely likely that a supplementary budget will be required next year because of healthcare inflation and patient demand.' Photograph: Brian Lawless/PAallocations were announced, Mr Donnelly has admitted that the funding estimated by his department to be required by the health service for next year was not granted in the budget.
The Government has already indicated that a €1.1 billion supplementary estimate will be brought before the Dáil this year to meet the funding shortfall for the health service this year. Now Mr Donnelly has said clearly that there will be another shortfall next year, requiring another bailout.
It is understood the Department of Health argued strongly in pre-budget negotiations that the health service was not actually overspending – rather, its budget was too low from the outset. That view was rejected by public expenditure officials in a series of sometimes bad-tempered meetings.
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