Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

Unions have said that due to staffing levels in particular areas, the environment is almost dangerous and is not conducive to a healthy environment for staff. If this is the case, it will trickle down to those people awaiting intervention in emergency departments. This situation is quite insidious.

My final question, which is on whistleblowers in the health service, is for all the union representatives. What has their experience been in respect of the treatment of whistleblowers who have contacted their respective unions? Whistleblowers play an important part in providing disclosures. The legislation on disclosures by whistleblowers could be much more stringent. What is the experience of the witnesses in respect of whistleblowers in their respective unions? How could they be protected better in the context of workplace disclosure?