Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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706. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the €1 million allocated in budget 2018 for the Sláintecare implementation office has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24780/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Funding for Sláintecare related initiatives in Budget 2018 included €1 million for the Sláintecare Programme Office. This is allocated for expenditure during 2018, and will be used to cover costs relating to the Sláintecare Programme Office when it is established, including staffing costs. No Programme Office expenditure has been incurred to date in 2018.

The appointment of an Executive Director for the Sláintecare Programme Office will be made shortly.