Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I was checking that with my officials because the ones we know of are those in regard to the GAA and the local authorities. The multi-agency integration groups in all local authorities work very well. It is at that local level we can have a bigger impact. National publicity campaigns are important but I am not certain that the people we need to convince regarding these issues take any great notice of those types of campaigns. Where notice is taken and we can have most effect is at local level and when people are confronted about their attitudes. I am not certain we will convince people their attitudes are wrong but we can ensure when they express their attitudes publicly that they do not detrimentally affect others. That is what we need to confront. We need to ensure their attitudes do not detrimentally affect others. If we can do that, we will be doing a good job. I could be wrong but I could never be certain that we will ever change the attitude of people like that. However, we can stop them from expressing it publicly and abusing others.