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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: The Deputy is way over time.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I am not sure which of the witnesses wishes to respond first.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: The Deputy is at the end of his time but he may continue.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Dr. McGuinness. Unfortunately, a vote has been called. As we are so late into the meeting, we will adjourn. Deputy Ryan was the only speaker remaining, so I hope that is okay with her.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: If there was a particular question she wanted to put to the witnesses-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: It was showing on the screen two seconds ago, but the banner seems to have gone. I apologise.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Mr. Coffey will have to be quick.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: On that bombshell, I will adjourn the meeting. I thank the witnesses for attending and staying late into the evening. I apologise for the disruptions.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: The Deputy said that the last time.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Does one of the witnesses wish to address Deputy Boyd Barrett's comments on workforce planning in a national sense?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Electronic Health Records: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I welcome the witnesses. I was very keen to have this session, mostly because I am interested in evidence-based design. I had quite detailed questions on it but we might need to start at a different place from where I intended. I had not realised we had not got to the start line on some of the digital e-health projects. I want to go back to that discussion. To be clear, when was the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Electronic Health Records: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I am sorry. Would Mr. Thompson repeat that? The Department said it would not give the HSE capital funding to go ahead with this vital project until it could see it in operation in the national children's hospital, which has a massive time overrun. That is where the business case fell down. It could not be proved even though it is operating in all of the countries all around the world....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Electronic Health Records: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: That was in 2018. Everyone in the room knows it is now 2023 and the hospital is still not open. The business case was rejected in 2018. Is the HSE still waiting for it to be in operation in the national children's hospital before we can move forward?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Electronic Health Records: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I know we are nearly at the end of the era of completing the national children's hospital but if it is to be used as an example, it would require 12 or 18 months of data. This will push it very far out. Surely the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform can see this is not a reasonable way to make a decision. If it accepts that point, how long will it take the HSE to do the business...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Electronic Health Records: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Has it been updated?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Electronic Health Records: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: The HSE has known since 2018 that the business case was not fit for purpose.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Electronic Health Records: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Did it refer to the national children's hospital?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Electronic Health Records: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Then it is not fit for purpose.