The Health Minister says he’s confident his Department will remain within budget this year – after a spending overrun of 360 million euro last year.
His comments come after it emerged the troika is seeking monthly reports to track cost controls and spending plans – in order to avoid a repeat of the overrun.
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The European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund says certain targeted savings in the health sector have failed to materialise.
However James Reilly says he does not see a scenario – under which the troika would try to take direct control of health spending:
