Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

-----which catch things after there has been a failure or when something has to be inquired into, rather than catching them in realtime. Have lessons been learned? The Secretary General is more aware than anyone of the amounts of money involved because the funding must come through his Department. I know that some of the tribunals of inquiry were caused because of the way people in positions of authority had dealt with things. Have lessons been learned such that we can catch issues in realtime? Have initiatives been introduced in that regard? My own party has advocated the establishment of an anti-corruption agency that would catch issues at an earlier point or be large enough and less fragmented in how we deal with things in the future, thus avoiding spending the amounts that are being expended. Sometimes an investment in the system that provides for checks and balances can avoid some of these spends. Will the Secretary General tell us whether lessons have been learned? What does his Department do to save money? Has it learned from the tribunals of inquiy and put better processes in place?