Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It happened following significant pressure from various good people who said this is not working and went out on a limb at great cost to their professional and personal lives. I am not exaggerating here, am I, in respect of the people who came forward and suffered and tried to bring this to the establishment's attention? It is difficult to have confidence. I believe in the public service. I have said repeatedly that I want to support the public service. The witness talks about processes and putting procedures in place but it did not happen.