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

We are committed to open disclosure, but we still do not have open disclosure. That is the contradiction that has to be addressed. There has to be a system whereby the person is encouraged to come forward and that everybody else agrees as well. If a decision is made and people think they will all be in trouble if it is disclosed, to my mind the answer is that they will all be in trouble if it is not disclosed. We have to find the right level at which to intervene and the right level of incentives to ensure that the purpose of the Bill is served. The culture is not going to change overnight and we could be here six months hence, a year hence and five years hence. The Bill is as good as it operates and works and identifies the issues as they come along and are dealt with. Some issues have been dealt with in various institutions over the past six months, but some issues have spectacularly not been dealt with. I believe we have to get an equilibrium as soon as possible.