Health service finds €100m savings in 12 months under Croke Park deal

THE HSE has confirmed an estimated €100m in savings have been generated in the last year across the health sector through the implementation of the Croke Park deal on public service reform.

HSE National Director of Human Resources Seán McGrath confirmed the savings were made between March 2010 and March 2011 as he attended the IMPACT trade union conference in Tralee. He added that going forward into 2011 “we have ongoing savings from the moratorium which is about €90m”.

Mr McGrath pointed out that across the public sector, the health service would contribute “probably in excess of 50% of the savings that are there”.