Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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220. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE budget for information technology in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [23735/17]

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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225. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated expenditure on information technology in the capital plan to 2021; and the amount that has been drawn down to date. [23740/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 220 and 225 together.

The HSE information and communications technology (ICT) expenditure is made in two areas - the Capital ICT expenditure which focuses on ICT equipment, ICT projects and new ICT developments such as the Maternal and New Born Clinical Management System and Revenue which supports the operational costs related to ICT.

The outturn for ICT in each of the years 2012 to 2016 is set out in tabular form in the table below for both Capital and Revenue.

HSE ICT 2012-2017

The capital ICT allocation in the 2017 capital plan is €55.0m. Of the €55.0m capital allocation, current ICT capital expenditure to the end of April 2017 has been €11.3m.

The capital provision for eHealth and ICT projected to 2021 is set out below and allows for a multi-annual rolling programme of work on multiple projects. The capital provision set out does not include provision for the full costs outlined in the New Children’s Hospital ICT business case nor for the national Electronic Health Record (EHR) business case. In association with the HSE, the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and other stakeholders, my Department is evaluating the EHR business case and working to secure increases in public investment in eHealth in the context of the Mid-Term Capital Review that will be completed by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform by Autumn 2017.

ICT Projected Capital Requirements 2017-2021:

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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221. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the HSE has spent upgrading and updating information systems in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [23736/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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222. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the HSE has spent on software to combat malware and cyber attacks in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [23737/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.