Seanad debates
Wednesday, 20 November 2002
Digital Hub Development Agency Bill, 2002: Committee Stage (Resumed).
Time is of the essence in accountability and management. These reports should be published as soon as possible. Certainly, they should be published as soon as they are ready. It should never happen that a finished report gathers dust on a civil servant's or Minister's desk. I have experience of this and know it has happened. The example I mentioned of RTÉ ten years ago was an instance where RTÉ had given the report to the Minister of the day and it sat there on his desk. As soon as we asked for it, it was published, but not until December. I urge a sense of speed on this matter.
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