25692 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Associate Minister of Health

Written Question

Published date: 18 Jun 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	25692 (2026)
Question asked:	03 Jun 2026
Member asking:	Francisco Hernandez
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Health
Minister replying:	Hon David Seymour
Answer received:	11 Jun 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_25692_2026
Document guid:	83824e47-b71b-41d7-b535-e054dab60cf3

25692 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Associate Minister of Health: How much, if any, is the total budget in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2026/27 financial year on artificial intelligence- including costs on training staff, deploying systems, maintaining subscriptions and any other associated costs?

Hon David Seymour: I am advised the current spend on AI (included in the 2026/2027 budget) for Pharmac is for 20 Full Co Pilot licenses at $583.00 each with a total of $11,700.00.