(1) Whether, with reference to his reply to question 368 on 16 April 2012, any research evidence has been produced to show that the information technology (IT) programme of the District Health Information System (DHIS) has the capacity to provide the required information to assist his department and the participating facilities to (a) understand the causes of poor quality and safety in all departments and services within healthcare establishments that have been assessed against the National Core Standards (NCS) and (b) support the required quality improvement programmes to bring about compliance with the NCS; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether any comparative studies of alternative IT systems, including cost-benefit analyses, have been carried out; if not, why not; if so, what were the findings?