Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 July 2021
3085. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the reason that an early intervention team in an area (details supplied) has not yet been allowed to see children for in-person appointments; the measures that will be taken to support children and families in the interim period before services are restored; and if he will address staff shortages at the facility arising from the prolonged break in services. [40222/21]
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.
