Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 31 May 2017
196. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a 2% increase in the HSE IT budget to bring it to the EU average; and the overall new total cost including the 2% increase [26062/17]
View answerHSE spending on ICT is composed of both Capital and Revenue expenditure. The projected spend on ICT by HSE in 2017 is €55.0m capital and a revenue figure €121.0m approximately giving a total estimated figure for ICT spend of €176.0m. Based on a current gross total vote figure for HSE in 2017 of €14.6bn approximately, an increase in the HSE ICT budget, sufficient to achieve 2% of the total vote, would require an ICT investment figure of €292.0 m per annum. On this basis, HSE ICT expenditure would need to increase by €116.0m to reach 2% of total health expenditure. A mid-term capital review is currently underway by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for completion in the autumn and the ICT capital component will be examined in that context.
