Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 June 2021
528. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if any private cyber security firms have been contracted to his Department or the HSE since 12 May 2021; if so, if a contract has been entered into; and the cost of same to the Exchequer in tabular form. [27260/21]
View answerMy Department has not contracted any cyber security firms since 12 May 2021. Existing contracts were used in respect of security requirements.
This Parliamentary Question also relates to operational issues for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.
