—on 4 December 2000, the Taoiseach wrote, in an article in The Irish Times setting out his Government's proposals for a package of measures to combat corruption, that "I am announcing a set of proposals which meet the need for modernisation and transparency, while at the same time allowing for the continuing development of a fully inclusive and dynamic body politic. These proposals include the introduction of legislation to protect whistleblowers";

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