David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On the question on what happens in the United Kingdom, there is a duty of candour for services there. In its consideration of voluntary open disclosure provision, the Joint Committee on Health recognised that the best chance of creating the conditions necessary for the success of open disclosure lies in taking a voluntary approach backed up by apology laws. In responding to the committee's observations and in order to properly take account of experience, the Minister for Health indicated that a structured evaluation of the success of voluntary open disclosure will be undertaken once a suitable period has elapsed.