The HSE has confirmed that a number of people were able to see one person's application for GP care for under 6's because of a website glitch last night.
The website was shut down for a number of hours overnight after a small number of people were able to view the individual's application.
The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner has been notified - the HSE says the issue has now been rectified and the website is up and running since 7am this morning.
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It's apologised to the families concerned.
Speaking to Lunchtime today, the Junior Health Minister Kathleen Lynch says she has yet to see the full details of what happened - but the problem has now been fixed:
