Health needs €500m to cover overrun

Health will require an additional €500m in funds due to an overspend in the HSE, Health Minister Simon Harris told the Dáil, amid warnings hospital managers will have to stay within their budgets.

The total budget for the health service now stands at €13.695bn, a 6% rise on the projected cost from the Government’s 2015 budget.

The vast majority of the additional funds will be put towards covering the costs of an overrun.