David Cullinane
Ceist:506. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of implementing the Sláintecare report in full, by measure, in tabular form. [48655/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 25 June 2026
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Freagraí scríofa
The implementation of Sláintecare is grounded in the all-party Oireachtas Committee Report on the Future of Healthcare (the "Sláintecare Report") and delivered through a series of multiannual strategies and annual action plans. The current multiannual strategy, the “Path to Universal Healthcare: Sláintecare & Programme for Government, comprises 23 individual Sláintecare Projects and the milestones to be achieved on the path to achieving universal healthcare across the three strategic priority areas of Improving Access, Improving Service Quality and Increasing Capacity, underpinned by a suite of critical enabling reform programmes.
Delivery of each individual Sláintecare project is now the responsibility of a member of the senior leadership teams of my Department and HSE, reporting to the Sláintecare Programme Board, co-chaired by the CEO of the HSE and the Secretary General of my Department. Membership of the Programme Board also includes senior officials from the Department of an Taoiseach and the Department of Children, Disability and Equality. The Board provides senior official interagency strategic leadership, oversight, and accountability for delivery of the Sláintecare reform programme.
The governance structures for Sláintecare reflect the manner in which its delivery is now fully embedded in the day-to-day work of the Department and HSE and how funding for Sláintecare is embedded within the overall Health Vote allocation, rather than being allocated a separate ring-fenced budget.
The previous Secretary General of my Department, in correspondence to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health on 3 February this year, provided details of allocations under Budget 2025, where applicable, for each of the 23 projects in Sláintecare 2025+. The correspondence noted that providing details is easier in some areas than others to cost implementation of the projects. This reflects the fact that for some projects specific revenue or capital allocations are assigned while for others, Sláintecare commitments may comprise only one or more elements of a wider national plan or strategy and it has not been possible in all cases to break down the specific Sláintecare components.
My officials are currently undertaking a broader programme of work relating to the cost of implementation of Sláintecare and will forward the outcome of that work to you directly for information upon completion.