Ms Jane Daly:

In the course of our research, we went outside the arts sector and worked closely with people in the education sector, for example, particularly with Professor Louise Crowley in UCC, who is an expert in bystander training. What was always uppermost in our minds was that this is a cross-societal issue. Online is a place where people can both experience negative behaviour and achieve a huge amount. One of our recommendations is the creation of an anonymous online reporting system modelled on the system introduced at third level and which is in place in NUI Galway and UCC. Similarly, we are creating an online portal, which is in development, where there will be resources for individuals who experience negative behaviour and for organisations to discover how they can upskill their practices in terms of better behaviours and better practices. For the past two years, we have been operating almost exclusively online in the arts sector, unfortunately. There are issues in terms of bullying that are reflected in a small percentage of our respondents. The online world affects everybody across every aspect of society and that features in the recommendations of this report.