Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will address the points the Deputy raised regarding the individual waves. Eight Departments or offices were part of wave 1 and the second wave will see a further 14 clients on-boarded. On the timeframes, wave 2 Departments have started. Based on the expected timelines, it is hoped the second wave will go live in the latter part of 2024 or as soon as possible. On cost, some €73 million has been spent to date. The bulk of the development is conducted in the early stages of the programme. The expenditure includes all the licensing and the majority of the development to build the requirements for future waves and the migration of wave 1 clients. I will ask the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, to revert to the Deputy regarding the timeframes for each one.

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