Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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165. To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the digitalised registration system in the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, funded by his Department; his views on the resignation in May 2019 of the project sponsor and resignation of the project lead in August 2019 leading to a delay in the commencement of the system roll-out scheduled to take place in September 2019; the details of the original tender cost of the project; the additional costs that will be incurred as a result of the delay; the projected commencement roll-out date of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42416/19]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As the question tabled by the Deputy refers to matters that are the responsibility of the Board of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) I have asked them to respond directly to the Deputy.

Primary responsibility for funding the digitisation programme rests with the NMBI. To date the Department has made a contribution of €44,480 to the overall costs