Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Yes is the answer to that. We have engaged constantly since last Friday morning. There is a whole range of different issues of real concern. Absolutely centre stage in that is Tusla and its information systems that were connected to the HSE networks.

To go further in response to Deputy Kelly, our second measure is to contact our media and social media companies to say that if anyone propagates any information, some of which is most sensitive, and which is real possibility, on the dark web or other such sites, that we do not further propagate it or share the information and that we do no further damage or increase any harm that would be done. If someone has the data it is impossible to stop the release of it completely. There is a range of different sites and one cannot completely stop it. However, we can minimise and protect to the best of our ability by reducing the sharing of that information. That is one of the further elements we need to do.

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