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The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, has welcomed the granting of a court order against the illegal use of data that may potentially have been stolen during the recent ransomware attack on the Irish health system.

Minister Donnelly said:

This evening’s development is very welcome and shows how seriously myself and my colleagues in Government are taking this event. The disgraceful cyber attack this week is an attack on the Irish state and all of us who value our health system so highly, particularly in light of the heroic response from all members of our health services in the last year.

 I am also this evening in a position to confirm that the decryption key to unlock the data has now been made available. No ransom was paid by the Irish State. We will continue to work with all parties to further the national response and fully reinstate our health services.