Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 24 October 2024
Public Accounts Committee
Financial Statements 2023: Health Service Executive
9:30 am
Mr. Bernard Gloster:
In fairness to Professor Curley, he departed just before I came. I hope my arrival was not anything to do with that. I know Martin and have met him since. I will not comment on his departure. Traditionally, we would be planning for next year. We have a capital and ICT budget. The ICT budget was predominantly about buying computers and hardware. We now have, increasingly year-on-year, a digital budget with proper allocation for digital technology, digital expertise and digital implementation. Ms McGirr, who is in charge of the resourcing in the Department, will be very clear that is our increasing focus.
We also do international peer collaboration.