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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 July 2021

Tuesday, 27 July 2021

Questions (1469)

Thomas Pringle

Question:

1469. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the specific grounds identified by his Department and the HSE including but not exclusive to the Covid-19 pandemic on which a maternity unit is justified in implementing partner restrictions for maternity service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33485/21]

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As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter 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.

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