Lynn Ruane (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank all the witnesses for their presentations today and for sharing their stories. It takes a huge emotional toll to have to give so much of yourself, but I hope that in the giving of yourself, we see change in this area and respect for the witnesses, their family life and their private life.

It is difficult to hear other contributors talk about critically engaging with something. To critically engage with something, you have to be able to understand all sides of it and then critically engage with it. Outright opposing something because of a personal bigotry or belief is not actually critically engaging with a topic. Opposition and critically engaging are two different things. As legislators and as public-----