Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The only comment I would add in relation to the State Claims Agency is that it would not be in a position to discuss individual cases with this committee but there may be a benefit to this or another committee in hearing from it as to how it approaches these issues. The budget and costs of the State Claims Agency have a serious impact on the budget of the health service. If there are learnings the committee believes we should be considering in the context of that and the changes we are making through legislation on periodic payments and open disclosure, I would be very interested to engage in such a process and perhaps it would be worthwhile engaging with the State Claims Agency.