Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Regarding mandatory open disclosure, my understanding is that it is a commitment in the programme for Government. I have always been in support of mandatory disclosure since becoming Minister for Health and taking up this responsibility. I would have publicly communicated that to Deputy Clare Daly last November, but the suite of measures was always to give a legal underpinning to voluntary open disclosure, through the Civil Liability (Amendment) Act, to the Minister for Justice and Equality and follow on with a patient safety Bill with mandatory open disclosure. It is fair to say, and there is no denying this, that there has been a momentum to get this law in place-----