Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 June 2018
914. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of increasing the HSE information technology budget to bring it to the EU and OECD averages, respectively; the estimated cost of increasing the HSE information technology budget by an average of 2%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25525/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraICT spending is composed of Capital and Revenue but excludes staff costs. Please note that international comparisons on information technology expenditure are difficult for a variety of reasons due to the different health system arrangements across European and OECD countries. The 2018 national service plan set out an overall budget of over €14.5 billion for the HSE of which a 2% increase on the current level of HSE capital ICT spending would indicate an capital investment figure of €290m being made available. Additional investment in eHealth and ICT was secured for the period 2018-2021 as part of the Mid-Term Capital Review. The capital provision for eHealth and ICT for 2018 to 2021 is set out in the table below and will allow for a multi-annual rolling programme of work on multiple projects including the capital ICT elements of the New Children’s Hospital.
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2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
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€60m |
€85m |
€100m |
€120m |
