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Tuesday, 13 July 2021

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Registration of Births

Photo of Seán SherlockSeán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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459. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the birth of a child (details supplied) will be registered. [37573/21]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will be aware that responsibility of the registration of births rests with the HSE.

The Registration Services have been impacted by the recent cyber-attack on the HSE.  This has resulted in the service not being in a position to register births and deaths for at least four weeks.

The General Register Office, which operated under the aegis of my Department, has referred this matter to the Eastern registration office for attention.

I understand that the hospital and registration staff are working to resolve any matters that arises on a case by case basis. 

I hope this clarifies the matter.

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