A medical organisation from outside the State contacted a patient whose details were released on the “dark web” offering to provide the procedure he required, the Dáil has heard. One of his patients was contacted by a medical organisation from outside the State with all his details as regards a procedure he needed, medical history”. The Tipperary TD said the family contacted their GP and the Garda, and the GP contacted the Garda as well. Taoiseach Micheál Martin told Labour leader this [the contacting of a patient] was a “despicable thing to do, to engage in theft of people’s medical records”. The Taoiseach said they were working to restore services and the HSE is providing ongoing updates on its website.

Source: The Irish Times May 19, 2021 12:04 UTC