Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Connaghan said it is quite clear in hindsight that the necessary actions as outlined in the open disclosure policy were not taken in a timely and effective manner. Who was driving that particular programme, who had the responsibility to ensure that the open disclosure policy was observed in the letter and the spirit? It would appear that a decision was taken to operate slowly in that particular direction and that this arose from a concern from clinicians regarding the undermining or pre-empting of legal cases that may have been pending Is that true?