Ivan Yates
Ceist:115 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the amount of money health boards are withholding from creditors; the amount of the overdraft of each board at that same time; the reason cheques are being printed by the health boards but not released for up to two to three months later; the actual deficit carry over in real terms from one financial year to the next; the way in which the shortfall will be met; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some health boards are waiting up to six months for payments on invoices.