Robbie Gallagher (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank all the participants for their contributions. Some of the questions I had intended to ask have been touched on by my colleagues. Are we coming at this too late from the witnesses' perspective? Should we be introducing this at a more appropriate stage before students reach third level? That is primarily a question for Mr. Crosby, although other speakers have touched on this aspect of the matter.

Having listened to the witnesses' contributions, it appears to me that a great deal of good work is being done in this area by different people. Everybody seems to be doing his or her own thing. Is there any joined-up thinking between everyone? Are ideas being shared from the Department down? Are ideas being shared across the universities? I would be interested to hear the witnesses' comments on that.

Has there been a decrease in the number of sexual assaults reported to the universities since the introduction of consent classes? What are the data in that regard?

The issue of funding has been mentioned by many speakers. Do the witnesses agree that if we are serious about this, we need to provide the necessary funds to ensure the recommendations that are made are actually carried through?