Health service gets surprise €1.5bn top-up with another €1.2bn due next year

An extra €1.5bn in funding is being given to health sector

Eilish O'Regan

The health service is to get another €1.5bn in funding this year with a further €1.2bn in 2025, it was announced today.

The two-year agreement was reached between Health Minister Stephen Donnelly and Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe.