Tom Neville (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

A sum of €850 million is being spent and I am trying to get a breakdown. I am in the dark on many of the areas in which money is being spent. We received a figure of €5 million for community health care services and are looking for a breakdown of the functions involved. I cannot interpret the nitty-gritty of the details the HSE gave to auditors as I do not have the qualifications to do so. The stakeholders consulted when these IT systems are constructed may need to change. Our report may propose that end users such as this committee be consulted in order that we can be given the scripts and other reports made available. We are building IT systems that I, as a politician accountable to the people, cannot interpret. It is only specific experts within the system who can interpret them and I depend on these stakeholders to be able to do so. There is also a need for exterior consultation. If we put money into the construction of new systems, we need them to be able to spit out details, in real time, of business functions if we ask for them.