Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 July 2021
1654. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the system that is in place for holiday cover in home care services when annual leave is being taken given that patients are being left without care each morning and evening, services which are being provided by a company (details supplied). [34746/21]
View answerAs 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.
