Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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353. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE information technology budget for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51674/17]

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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354. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing the HSE information technology budget by 2% immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51675/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 353 and 354 together.

The HSE ICT Capital allocation for 2018 is €60m, which represents an increase of €5m on the allocation of €55m in 2017. Increasing the 2018 capital allocation of €60m by 2% would amount to an additional €1.2m.