Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On a final point, I would like to get some confidence concerning how a whistleblower might be treated. Based on what was captured in the programme, we might have some concerns that these issues were only addressed when they were escalated to the level of a protected disclosure. We would be concerned that an individual would have to go to those lengths in order to get the attention necessary to address these issues. On the basis of Mr. Hayes's admissions and the discussions in the programme, it seems that much started to happen on this issue when the protected disclosures were made. Would that be a fair characterisation?