David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1864. To ask the Minister for Health the digital modernisation programmes which the health service is currently rolling out; the progress of each; the additional cost for full implementation of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35664/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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A list of Health Service Executive (HSE) eHealth and ICT projects, together with details of funding provision made has been published in the HSE Service Plan 2021, a copy of which is provided for ease of reference.

The Deputy will be aware that HSE ICT systems were shutdown and HSE resources have been diverted to contain and respond to the recent cyberattack on the HSE. Focus has been on the resumption of services and HSE systems. The effect of the cyberattack on the delivery of previously planned eHealth and ICT developments in the HSE are yet to be ascertained.

In addition to planned developments in the HSE, there are a number of ICT projects currently in progress for 6 of the Voted agencies under the remit of the Department of Health, funding and status for which are as follows:

Each agency has a number of new and existing digital modernisation programmes for 2021 and have been approved by DPER as follows:

CORU €299,100

FSAI€1,170,000

HIQA€10,588,140

HRB€253,217

MHC€402,188

NCRI €312,085

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1865. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of implanting unique patient identifiers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35665/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As a multi annual programme of work, the Individual Health Identifier (IHI) is a key enabler for integrated care and eHealth and supports good clinical outcomes through the unique and safe identification of patients who interact with the health system.

In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, the planned implementation of the IHI to many national systems was paused and instead, priority for IHI implementation was switched to the use in the Covid Track and Trace and Covid Vaccination Systems.

In that context, a capital funding allocation of €1,955,443 and a revenue funding allocation of €2,234,968 has been provided to the HSE in 2021 for the implementation of the IHI.