I assume that the Deputy is referring to ICT capital expenditure which is detailed in the following tables. Table 1 details HSE and non-HSE agency expenditure for each year from 2011 to 2018. Non-HSE agency ICT capital expenditure is drawn from my Department's Vote 38 Capital Services Grants. The equivalent HSE Vote allocation for the years 2011 to 2018 is listed in Table 2.
The Deputy will note that the increasing levels of ICT expenditure shown demonstrate a focused approach to the delivery of technology where it is needed across healthcare settings and systems nationwide.
A significant portion of the capital allocation and expenditure on ICT each year is to replace and upgrade the existing ICT infrastructure and ICT systems necessary to support patient care and to provide a range of corporate ICT systems. The balance of capital expenditure on information technology is for ICT projects that support my Department's eHealth strategy, the Sláintecare reform programme and the HSE Knowledge & Information Plan, as part of a rolling annual programme of work.
Table 1: Full Year ICT Capital Expenditure 2011 to 2018
Year
|
Expenditure €
|
Expenditure €
|
Total
|
|
HSE
|
Non-HSE Agency
|
|
2011
|
13,739,790
|
191,699
|
13,931,489
|
2012
|
18,693,307
|
317,624
|
19,010,931
|
2013
|
39,215,446
|
536,826
|
39,752,272
|
2014
|
39,824,906
|
519,584
|
40,344,490
|
2015
|
53,352,874
|
1,059,038
|
54,411,912
|
2016
|
52,240,935
|
1,120,095
|
53,361,030
|
2017
|
54,914,782
|
1,139,624
|
56,054,406
|
2018
|
59,592,511
|
742,179
|
60,334,690
|
Table 2: ICT Capital Allocation for HSE 2011 to 2018
Year
|
HSE Vote
|
2011
|
40,000,000
|
2012
|
40,000,000
|
2013
|
40,000,000
|
2014
|
40,000,000
|
2015
|
55,000,000
|
2016
|
55,000,000
|
2017
|
55,000,000
|
2018
|
60,000,000
|