Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

A vital button: the silence button. I apologise for that. There are some situations where women, particularly in cases of nuisance or unwanted sexual advances, are reluctant to go outside, when taking the immediate step of reporting, the appropriate authority within the structures of the profession or the business. How do we respond to those kinds of situations? I do not wish to encourage frivolous reporting either, however, at the same time we have to protect the people who encounter an illegal experience, and do so effectively. Some people are reluctant to go to what they perceive as unnecessary lengths to prove their case and may shy away from reporting it. Have we prepared for that situation sufficiently or do we anticipate it?