Ms Noirín O'Sullivan:

There is an opportunity under the Protected Disclosures Bill to put it on the type of statutory footing that Baroness O'Loan mentioned. It is equally important to point out that under our disciplinary regulations it is a criminal offence if somebody is being bullied, harassed or victimised in the workplace. That is an important point. As I said earlier, our aim is to create a very positive working environment and we will certainly not tolerate bullying, harassment or intimidation of any type of any of our members. With regard to the issue raised, the Protected Disclosures Bill creates an opportunity for us to identify the best mechanism to deal with it, and that will be very welcome.