Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 15 Jun 1993

Vol. 432 No. 3

Written Answers. - Information Technology Funding.

Pádraic McCormack

Question:

171 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Health the amount of funds allocated to each health board and voluntary hospital for information technology in each of the years from 1988 to 1992 and to date in 1993.

Minister for Health (Mr. Howlin)

The following table gives a breakdown of Capital Grants for Information Technology allocated to health boards and voluntary hospitals in the years 1988 to 1992. The allocations for 1993 are still being finalised.

Capital Information Technology Grants 1988-1992

	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	Total
	£000's	£000's	£000's	£000's	£000's	£000's
Eastern	300	90	28	206	300	924
Midland		187	44	259	172	662
Mid-Western	115	173	104	268	260	920
North-Eastern	7		55	231	250	543
North-Western	133	420	801	650	500	2,504
South-Eastern	22	307	43	270	185	827
Southern	32	97	113	302	151	695
Western	192	240	169	213	382	1,196
Beaumont	25	845	1,600	200	660	3,330
Coombe	4	13	16			33
Crumlin	6	16		150	60	232
Holles Street			62			62
Lourdes Drogheda			65	17	168	250
Mater		60	449	800	340	1,649
Mercy Cork					50	50
Portiuncula			82	65	50	197
Rotunda				65		65
South Inf/Victoria					25	25
St. James's		214	241	524	750	1,729
St. Vincents			252	110	110	472
Temple Street	15				40	55
	851	2,662	4,124	4,330	4,453	16,420