Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Chair. I want to commend the Minister of State on his excellent handling of this.

Yesterday, the Mercy University Hospital, Cork, which is a voluntary public and private hospital, went before the High Court where they sought an injunction to prevent the publication of personal medical and private data of patients of the hospital. They should not have had to go alone. They should have been conjoined with the HSE. What is the status of other private and voluntary hospitals? First, have any random messages been left for them? Second, where do they stand in terms of the sensitive data of patients in their care? Third, is the Minister of State aware of the status of the HSE regarding other voluntary or public hospitals, particularly in Cork, but across the country?