There were three main aims of any inquiry. Firstly, it is to establish what happened. Secondly to learn why and who is to blame. And thirdly to understand what can be done to prevent it happening again.

The Covid inquiry is no different. Although the pandemic was inevitable; the way it was handled was not. For all the people who suffered and lost loved ones through the Covid period, it is a necessary part of the process of healing and grieving to have the facts laid out and the people responsible for any errors to be held to account. And of course, for all of our sakes, it’s important that those mistakes are never repeated.

For the inquiry to succeed, it requires the decision-makers being questioned to admit where mistakes were made and make a genuine attempt to answer the questions put to them. But when it comes to both learning lessons and finding accountability the testimony of former health minister Vaughan Gething fell woefully short.