Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On ehealth, I am thinking more in terms of patients and so forth. Regarding the financial management system, we have given the figures. The HSE is planning to go live with that from the summer of next year and then continue the roll-out in order that, two years from then, 80% of health spend will be covered. It has been deeply frustrating for everyone for many years that this has not been in place.

On ehealth, it is not just a case of there being an ongoing roll-out of the 2013 strategy. The strategy is being updated and new work is going on for all the obvious reasons. The data are clear that Ireland is a laggard on ehealth. That was identified in the Sláintecare report.