Health budget in firing line over department overspend fears

Public Expenditure Minister Brendan Howlin should drop his faux surprise over concerns the HSE will fail to meet its Budget 2014 cutback targets — he has been repeatedly warned about the scenario since October, writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith

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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