Mr. Bernard Gloster:

I am on the public record as saying Covid-19 was a very extreme event globally and across society. However, the impact on direct service provision of the cyberattack was much more sharp and severe. I have not hidden the fact it brought us to our knees. That is the reality of the situation we found ourselves in. Inasmuch as we have certainty of recovery and continued recovery of systems, there are still some levels of disruption, but most of the systems are back. Inasmuch as we have certainty, we have the same certainty as the HSE. We must remain open to the possibility there is a risk of data exfiltration that could yet emerge. So far, the assessments have not indicated that is the case, but I must say we are a long way from being able to be definitive about that. The HSE is conducting an extensive analysis in relation to assessing the damage to servers and whether there is evidence of exfiltration on those servers, and we are fully party to that. So far, there is no such evidence, but we must remain open to that possibility.