Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 May 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2021
Financial Statements 2021: HSE
Special Report No. 114 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Emergency Procurement of Ventilators by the HSE
Vote 38 - Health

9:30 am

Mr. Bernard Gloster:

Yes, for 18 years and within that, there have been at least five iterations of structure within it. There is, with the support of the Department, investment now in a national system specifically for estates because we do recognise that there are issues. A question came up earlier about learning and we do recognise the learning in the very point the Deputy is making. That will give us a very significant handle on the totality of estate and assets that can be better used to reduce duplication and be shared. That will run parallel to the IFMS.