Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 6 December 2022
Select Committee on Health
Estimates for Public Service 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (Resumed)
Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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While Mr. Colman is doing that, he might get subheads K2, K3 and K5 as well, because it does not show what they are. That would be great. One of the things I am surprised about is that there is not an overspend on ICT or computer systems because. We have been hearing throughout the year that we are constantly looking for evidence-based data and disaggregated data. There are consistent queries around not having access to those data in terms of policymaking. We are told that our systems do not really allow us to centralise that information and make it available for policymaking. The number I am seeing here is €130 million. Is the idea that we are running to catch up and would have been further along in upgrading our systems except for the cyberattack? Is that correct or not?