Taoiseach Enda Kenny has confirmed that no decision has been made about the upcoming Budget, and has said the Government will make collective decisions about cuts and changes.
Mr kenny’s comments come after Minister for Health Leo Varadkar said people should be €5 or €10 better off weekly after the Budget.
Mr Varadkar also said he could not be sure when free GP care for children under-six would be in introduced.
Mr Kenny stated that he is “always amused that it’s so easy to produce 300 pages of recommendations as to why things can’t be done” but he is more interested in achieving Government policy.
Mr Kenny also said that Mr Varadkar would “reflect upon the advice given to him and in accordance with Government decisions”. He claimed Mr Varadkar will bring his recommendations to Government “not before too long with, hopefully, indicative deadlines as to when these can be achieved.”
Earlier Mr Varadkar suggested that the timeframe for reform of the health service was overambitious from the start.