Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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514. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to establish a stakeholder group to review safety and risk measures regarding the prescribing and distribution sodium valproate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29739/21]

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin Bay North, Labour)
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525. To ask the Minister for Health if he will establish a stakeholder group to review safety and risk measures in relation to the distribution and prescribing of sodium valproate. [29789/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 514 and 525 together.

The establishment of a stakeholder group to address ongoing concerns relating to the use of this drug is currently being considered by officials within the Department of Health.

Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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515. To ask the Minister for Health the services currently in place to support families who have been affected by the use of sodium valproate; and the details of his plans to expand support services. [29740/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems.

The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.