Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 16 December 2021
Public Accounts Committee
2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
9:30 am
Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
As I say, it is a case that makes itself. I turn to the registration of births and deaths. While it is primarily a HSE function, is the Department of Health concerned about the significant delays that appear to be emerging as a result of Covid and the cyberattack? There are delays in Dublin of up to 11 or 12 weeks for people registering births and deaths. That has a significant knock-on impact on people's ability to avail of State services. It could be a matter of getting access to a local general practitioner, processing probate, or applying for a passport. Deputies from Dublin all see significant delays. I ask Mr. Watt to expand on the solutions to it. Is the Department concerned about or aware of it? Has it captured the delays and the number of people impacted?
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