Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 10 May 2018

Public Accounts Committee

State Claims, Management of Legal Costs and Policy on Open Disclosure
Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations
2016 Financial Statements of the State Claims Agency
2016 Financial Statements of the HSE

9:00 am

Mr. Tony O'Brien:

On the question of direct open disclosure, Dr. Crowley can talk about the process by which open disclosure training and so on is carried out. The open disclosure policy is pretty clear. It creates significant obligations, but in many jurisdictions throughout the world it is reported that in the absence of mandation or a legal duty of candour, policies will only get someone so far. I am on the record as saying and remain of the view that open disclosure-duty of candour should be on a statutory basis. Yesterday in this room the Minister gave an indication of his intention to do so.