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
David 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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