Ombudsman
Peter Tyndall interview: ‘If you are going to have transparency, part of that has to be about ethical standards’
As he prepares to step down as Ombudsman and Information Commissioner, the veteran official holds forth on FOI requests, the rise of WhatsApp as a communications record, and his frustrations when dealing with the healthcare system
Elaine Byrne: How Ombudsman negotiated an Irish solution to an Irish problem
The job of the Ombudsman is to stand up for the individual citizen against the institutions of the state and, despite finding his powers considerably restricted by the Irish system, that is what the quietly effective Peter Tyndall did
