David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1893. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding his Department is seeking or will receive as part of the recovery and resilience loans and grants for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35772/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Recovery and Resilience Facility aims to address the economic and social impact of the pandemic and make our European economies and societies more sustainable, resilient, and better prepared for the challenges and opportunities of the green and digital transitions.

Ireland will receive approximately €915 million in grants from the Facility relating to the years 2021 and 2022, with a further set of grants is to be allocated in 2023 considering economic developments between now and then. All of these grants will be used to support investments between now and mid-2026.

€75m of this funding is being sought by the Department of Health for a range of eHealth measures comprising €45m investment in ePharmacy as a key enabler for integrated care and €30m for an integrated financial management system as part of wider health system reform.

It has not yet been decided whether Ireland will apply for loans under the RRF.

The total amount of planned expenditure under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) is approximately €1 billion.

Details of Ireland’s Plan are available on:

www.gov.ie/en/publication/d4939-national-recovery-and-resilience-plan-2021/.