Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 5 July 2018
Public Accounts Committee
Implications of CervicalCheck Revelations (Resumed)
9:00 am
Mr. Jim Breslin:
Absolutely not. The confidentiality aspect of a plaintiff is really that the individual does not want his or her name out there but details of the settlement could be out there without divulging the person's identity. That is the person's right. It is not something the State would impose. The principle of open disclosure requires us not to push confidentiality agreements. I think the State Claims Agency has clarified that in recent days.