Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for her kind words. It is good to hear that the Department and my team have tried to help, so I thank her for that.

With regard to the paper records, I take the Deputy's point. The current patient management system in St. Louise's unit uses dedicated charts which are separate to CHI at Crumlin medical charts, due to the very sensitive information involved, coupled with electronic records which are held on a secure server with controlled access, for reasons we all appreciate. It has not been possible to establish a reason for the delay in providing the information to the Deputy, but CHI has assured officials that it is in a position to provide such information within 15 days. Due to the recent cyberattack and its effect on documentary records, including email, CHI is unable to advise of the circumstances which led to the delay. I apologise to the Deputy for any delay she encountered.

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