Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 12 June 2014

Public Accounts Committee

2012 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 38 - Health
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Chapter 21 - Budget Management in Health Service Executive
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards

12:50 pm

Mr. Tony O'Brien:

It is on target now. The original intent, as set out in both the Estimates process and service plan for 2012, was for what we now refer to as the IPHA and APMI agreement to come into play in mid-2012. It did not. It came into play for the beginning of 2013 and it is now half way through its three-year term.