John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There is an obligation on Ministers when a protected disclosure is brought to their attention to ensure it is examined in detail and that the law is followed. Otherwise we are all breaking the law. It is not that every whistleblower is right but the Minister owes it to whistleblowers to find out whether the complaints they are making are right or wrong. If it involves another person being been complained about, the Minister also owes it to that person to ensure it is sorted. I challenge the Minister to take some of the cases he may be aware of and look at them and find out for himself how bad it is. We have made our points.