Health budget in firing line over department overspend fears

He can't say he wasn’t warned.
On Sunday, Public Expenditure and Reform Minister, Brendan Howlin, chastised the HSE over growing concerns it cannot “live up to” its Budget 2014 targets.
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SUBSCRIBEHe can't say he wasn’t warned.
On Sunday, Public Expenditure and Reform Minister, Brendan Howlin, chastised the HSE over growing concerns it cannot “live up to” its Budget 2014 targets.
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