Linda Reynolds (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, you mentioned the $589 million for sustainment funding for the current ICT systems. My understanding is that Services Australia are getting the majority of that money to do that sustainment, and my understanding from the budget papers is that it's for sustainment of, and essential enhancements to, the critical aged-care digital systems so they remain legislatively compliant and they can support the implementation from 1 July. My recollection of those systems, from my time as minister, is that a number of them are legacy systems and are not necessarily very reliable—certainly not for the longer term. Which of these five aged-care digital systems is the funding for? What is the funding for each of those systems? I ask that because, if any one of those doesn't work, my understanding is these ICT systems won't work, and this can't be delivered.