Decision on extra HSE funds could be brought to Government next week

Agreement on how much extra funds will be given to the HSE to meet shortfalls next year could be reached and brought to Government as early as next week, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Department of Public Expenditure secretary general David Moloney said the figures being discussed are “not at the level” of the €1.5bn which was recently cited by HSE chief executive Bernard Gloster as the overspend faced by the health service next year.