Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 27 April 2021
Select Committee on Health
Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised)
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
There are two big budgets. There is a new budget of €58 million and that is looking partly at what the Deputy has referenced, which is e-health innovation. Obviously, telemedicine was a huge success as part of the Covid response and we are looking to put that on a permanent footing. There are also some really exciting things happening. There are pilots going on around the system for things like remote sensors for people at home, so we move the chronic disease management-----
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