Poor record-keeping at Stormont was a key problem exposed by the inquiry into the RHI scandal which brought down power-sharing.
Note-taking relating to the botched Renewable Heat Incentive energy scheme was repeatedly shown to be sparse and inconsistent.
It raised serious concerns over transparency and a culture of secrecy, with senior officials admitting some minutes were not recorded as Sinn Féin and the DUP were "sensitive to criticism".
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After a public inquiry lasting several years and costing taxpayers around 13million, we were promised everyone would do better.
But less than three years since inquiry chair Sir Patrick Coghlin delivered his findings, an investigation into another Stormont controversy has shown strikingly similar failures.
Dr Tamara Bronckaers was a senior vet in the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera).
She raised with her superiors serious concerns about animal welfare and meat traceability, but just like a whistleblower in the RHI scandal, her warnings were ignored.
An industrial tribunal found Dr Bronckaers had been constructively dismissed from her job, with the judge saying she had been professionally undermined and excluded.
Similar to the "cash for ash" scandal, this fiasco has been a costly affair. Dr Bronckaers received a 1.25million settlement last April after Daera dropped an appeal and issued an unreserved apology.
The department also racked up legal costs of around 277,000 - but the final overall...
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