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Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Verona Murphy: The article that Fintan O'Toole wrote in The Irish Times. I am pretty sure that if it is an incorrect article, there will be a defamation case lodged by somebody. Clearly, it is set out as fact that the minuted record was incorrect and never explained, and nobody was ever held accountable as to why the facts were incorrect.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Verona Murphy: I have some binary questions. They are not binary in requiring "Yes" or "No" answers, but just figures. What was the total figure for the settlement of the 515 claims?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Verona Murphy: Through the redress scheme, what was the figure?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Verona Murphy: Mr. Watt just said there were 515 cases. What was the cost?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Verona Murphy: Do we have a figure?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Verona Murphy: Do we not have a figure for the total settlement? What was the total cost for all of those?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Verona Murphy: So, it is the legal costs. There was €30 million or €40 million-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Verona Murphy: No. Hold on one second and we will get this right. We must not have it confused. What was the total cost without the legal fees?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Verona Murphy: We know that the legal fees for cases that never went to court cost €486 million.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Verona Murphy: Redress, yes. Regardless of what it was, the fees pertaining to them was €486 million, or was it €453 million and the balance was legal fees?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Verona Murphy: It was €33 million.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Verona Murphy: I accept that this was before Mr. Watt's time. That €32.5 million is taxpayers' money being spent, not to mention the €453 million in redress, based on someone making a mistake and putting charges on people that were ultra vires. Therefore, it should never have arisen. Is that not the case? It is very simple. Somebody made a mistake and that is the cost to the State. Is...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Verona Murphy: No, Mr. Watt. The public are watching. Mr. Watt's integrity has an answer to this; he needs to uphold it. I am asking a question.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Verona Murphy: Mr. Watt's integrity will be in question if he tries to fudge this answer.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Verona Murphy: It is a simple question.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Verona Murphy: Does Mr. Watt understand my question?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Verona Murphy: Does Mr. Watt understand the question?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Verona Murphy: I am asking Mr. Watt if he understands the question. Does Mr. Watt understand the question?

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Verona Murphy: I am not asking that question.

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Chapter 12 - Financial Impact of Cyber Security Attack (9 Feb 2023)

Verona Murphy: Someone made a mistake by instituting charges that were ultra vires-----