Services in hospitals in Cork and Kerry which had been cut back for the months of June, July and August are due to return to normal in September.
Based on latest financial figures, the chief executive of the Southern Health Board, Mr Seán Hurley, said he expects the board to break even at the end of the year.
No over-run has been recorded within the last two months and during June, there has been additional income along with a "slight reduction in expenditure", according to a SHB report.
The over-run for the year so far stands at €2.6 million, down from €3.4 million in May.
Tralee General Hospital has experienced the closure of 30 beds this summer, along with a reduction in out-patients clinics. This was described by the health board as "corrective action" to help it stay within budget in the context of increased demand on hospital services and no extra Government funding.
With a break even position by the board at the end of May these services were now set to get back to normal in September.
"Unless something unforeseen happens we are reasonably happy the board will break even at the end of the year," Mr Hurley said.
Consultants had objected strenuously to closures at Tralee and at Cork University Hospital where 24 day beds closed for a ten week period, to "adjust the level of activity level for the summer months" at the hospital, according to the board.
Just because it was summer didn't mean people did not get ill, the consultants argued, warning against a pattern of seasonal closures. The board has a revenue budget of €935.3 million, as agreed in January. Since then, it has been allocated an additional €30 million, the bulk of it for the benchmarking pay awards.