Health overspend is putting other budget allocations at risk, Paschal Donohoe warns

Public Expenditure Minister urges caution about Budget 2024, saying that funds available for new measures will be 'tight'

Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe warned Cabinet that funds will be 'tight' for Budget 2024 measures, while Children's Minister Roderic O'Gorman provided 'a very bleak picture' in relation to shortage of accommodation for Ukrainian and international protection applicants. Picture Gareth Chaney/Collins

A €1bn Department of Health overspend is now putting Budget 2024 allocations for other departments at risk, Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe has warned.

It comes as Cabinet has been told that the amount of money available to fund new measures as part of next month's budget will be "tight".