Budget 2016

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 September 2015

Tuesday, 29 September 2015

Ceisteanna (449)

Peadar Tóibín

Ceist:

449. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of the specific measures, for example, the number of new nurses or therapists to be employed in 2016, to be provided for in the health sector as part of the demographic provision in budget 2016. [33190/15]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Health

The level of funding available for my Department is being considered as part of the national Estimates and budgetary process for 2016 which is currently underway. Pending completion of this process it is not appropriate for me to comment further at this stage.