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Registration of Births

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 July 2021

Tuesday, 6 July 2021

Questions (375)

Gary Gannon

Question:

375. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the average time for birth registration in the Civil Registration Office in the Lombard St. office; if there was a backlog before the HSE cyber-attack; if the office has caught up on this backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36556/21]

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The Deputy will be aware that birth registrations are by law a matter for the HSE. The delivery of all civil registration services by the HSE have been impacted by the recent cyber-attack which has meant that registrations could not be undertaken for a period of four weeks. Registration services were resumed on the 11 June 2021 and my understanding is that the HSE is working to clear the backlog of registrations.

I have no information on the level of any backlogs the HSE was managing prior to the cyber-attack on the services as it is a matter for that agency to address.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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