Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There is an element of shock. I am not used to this.

In fairness, I am being straight with the Minister, as I am occasionally, in the sense that he has been somewhat forward-thinking around this particular issue and the idea of openness and transparency. It is a matter of ensuring that we follow through on the actions because the current system is not good enough. We have already heard many testimonies in that regard. We have heard Deputies speak about a number of the whistleblowers and the damage that has been done to their lives because these protections were not in place for them. We need to ensure we put those protections in place. As I said, there is, I believe, an element of weakness in not dealing with retrospection. There is a requirement to deal with that as soon as possible.

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