Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 September 2023
47. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the hospitals that currently have free Wi-Fi in public areas as of August 2023, in tabular form; and the estimated cost of ensuring that every public hospital in this country has Wi-Fi available for patients. [40619/23]
View answerDeputy, I have referred your question to the HSE as this is an operational matter and the HSE will be best placed to provide the latest information.
The department do understand the need for more ubiquitous access to WiFi, not just for patients in public areas but also for staff to access clinical systems, and our ongoing investment in technical infrastructure will go some considerable way towards addressing this, mindful of the need always to ensure cyber resilience when expanding this capability.
