Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

For the first time, we are getting a clear idea of the cost of governance failure and a failure to act. This does not just apply to the HSE but applies to all organisations. We are getting a clearer idea of what would be cheaper and more effective. To return to governance and disclosure, there was a voluntary disclosure policy. Legislation was introduced and enacted very late. That is the fault of the Government, not the organisations before us. Legislation providing for voluntary disclosure was enacted in 2017 and commenced in September 2018. There was a policy in place and it was only legislated for 2017 and enacted in 2018. We are only now in the process of setting up a national office for open disclosure. Is that correct? Who can answer that?