Taskforce meeting to examine how the multi-billion health budget is being spent

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said a 'divergence' between resourcing and activity has emerged

Bernard Gloster will co-chair a group set up to tackle budget overruns and spending in the health service. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

A new group set up to tackle budget overruns and spending in the health service is to meet for the first time on Wednesday.

The Productivity and Savings Taskforce, which will be co-chaired by HSE chief executive Bernard Gloster and Department of Health secretary-general Robert Watt, has been asked to examine how the multi-billion health budget is being spent.