Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am utterly at a loss to understand. She was aware of this problem in February 2016 as the most senior person - national director. If there was a concern for the patient, I would have assumed that at the monthly meetings, she would have asked how things were going. It has emerged today - if it has not yet emerged - that out of the approximately 200 cases, approximately 40 were notified by their consultants. We now know that even to this point, well over two years later, 80% of the people were not notified. It makes a mockery of the concept of open disclosure. It was ignored on a wholesale basis. This is why I opened here about open disclosure a few hours ago. I do not believe the concept exists. It is remarkable that 20% of the consultants took it upon themselves to do it when the general approach across the board was that 80% were ignoring this issue. We have discussed this open disclosure policy previously. The State Claims Agency has spoken to us. It would help it in its work if there was a greater level. We have been dealing with this issue for a year. Can Dr. O'Keeffe explain how she was made aware of this issue in February 2016 and over two years later, she is now hearing for the first time that 80% of the patients were never informed in writing?