Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 May 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

General Scheme of the Health Information Bill 2023: Department of Health

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Bear with me. Is there a timeframe? Mr. O'Connor is saying they have to scale up capacity. I accept that, but I am asking a straight question. Cases were made in 2017 and 2019. In 2019, the business case was rejected. We are here in 2023. We want this delivered and whatever roadblocks and barriers in place need to be overcome. Is there a date or timeframe that the Department and the HSE has in relation to being able to go back with a business case? Mr. O'Connor is saying it is not as straightforward as that. That is fine. It is not fine in the sense that it shows the poor state of where we are. All I am asking for is some sort of time horizon as to where we might be with delivery of this because I have to put it to Mr. O'Connor that if this is not done, large elements of this Bill will be irrelevant. Would Mr. O'Connor agree with that?

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