Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 July 2021
2245. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the statement on the HSE website that there is currently no strong evidence to suggest that SARS-CoV-2 is spread through airborne transmission; and if he will ensure this advice is urgently corrected and updated. [37152/21]
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.
