Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We will specifically add that question. The letter continued to quote chapter and verse about open disclosure, which was launched in 2008. On 8 February, this committee received a letter, reference No. PAC 32-1-707, which was about open disclosure, plus a 96-page document on open disclosure, pilot schemes, a review of pilot schemes and training. It is not happening yet, ten years on. We have the 96-page document on our desk and we have been dealing with this topic. We will contact the State Claims Agency again and specifically ask about the confidentiality clause. I do not think the State can spend taxpayers' moneys on preventing people from disclosing settlements and it would never want to take somebody to court for disclosing what was done and spend money on preventing that information from coming out. That has been part of the problem.