Recent Cyberattack and its Impact on the Health System: Statements
Dail Éireann — 2021-05-18
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Catherine Connolly (IND), Galway West

The replies leave a lot to be desired. In my last 30 seconds, I refer to State security. We have ignored the risks that existed. We have put patients at risk on top of a pandemic and they have been extremely patient. The doctors told us that the situation in Galway was intolerable and now, on top of that, because we have failed to analyse the risk of putting all our eggs into one type of computer system that was utterly deficient and at risk, the Minister of State is telling me he cannot answer a question. For God's sake. If he thinks I can go out of here, happy with that-----

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Sitting date: 2021-05-18