Questions on Promised Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2021-05-20
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Eamon Ryan (GP), Dublin Bay South

I do not have an understanding of the specifics of the case. If the Deputy provides me with the details I will happily forward them to the Minister. To broaden it out, in one sense, to the cyberattack crisis we are facing, we will have to get the balancing act right because we need a range of new e-health solutions to deliver Sláintecare and to deliver new services and improve existing services. We cannot shy away from the use of technology in the provision of a range of health services, including mental health services.
In managing a response to the immediate crisis, we will have to build back better, to use words similar to those used during the Covid crisis, so that we have secure networks. A particular characteristic of health networks is that they are widespread with so many entry points. We must still provide those services. We must now make them very secure at the same time.

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Sitting date: 2021-05-20