Health Service Executive (Financial Matters) Act 2014

PART 3

Transitional Measures Relating to Funding and Consequential Amendment to Valuation Act 2001

Transitional measures relating to funding

15. (1) On and from 1 January 2015, the salaries and expenses of the Executive and certain other services administered by the Executive, including miscellaneous grants, shall cease to be the subject of a separate vote.

(2) For the financial year ending on 31 December 2015, the salaries and expenses of the Executive and certain other services administered by the Executive, including miscellaneous grants, shall form part of the vote for the Office of the Minister for Health.

(3) Subject to subsection (4), for the purpose of subsection (2) and the financial year ending on 31 December 2015, an amount not exceeding €10 billion shall be allocated to the vote for the Office of the Minister for Health.

(4) Subsection (3) shall cease to have effect on the approval by Dáil Éireann of a financial resolution in respect of the vote for the Office of the Minister for Health for the financial year ending on 31 December 2015.

(5) In this section—

“Executive” means the Health Service Executive;

“financial year” means a period of 12 months ending on 31 December in any year.