Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 February 2026
420. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to outline the nature of the technological assessment that will be carried out on tenders for the development of an electronic health record system for Ireland; who will be carrying out that assessment; will there be monitoring of the targets agreed with the successful developer of such a system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8988/26]
View answerThe HSE will establish a broad procurement evaluation team that will include representative from the clinical, nursing, allied health professional, operations, health informatics, digital health, ICT infrastructure and other relevant communities to assess the EHR over an extensive period, following the EU competitive dialogue procedure. Reference sites will be evaluated as part of this process, to assess vendor and technology capabilities and track records for success. Scenario based evaluations are likely to be employed by the HSE and benefits realisation will form part of the success criteria for selection of the successful vendor/s.
