Ryan O'Meara (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)

I appreciate that. For many accidental injuries relating to SNAs, to expect them to say there was an assault, or where someone is not comfortable with calling it an assault, that is completely inappropriate. There are very specific circumstances here compared with other areas of the public sector given the type of work SNAs do, the caring role they provide and the type of relationship they have with the predominantly younger people they care for. For them to have to call it an assault is in many cases completely inappropriate, and the Department has to take that on board. Fórsa represented that very well in its written submission. I ask Mr. Walsh to look at it if he has not yet, particularly the paragraph on this issue, and to take it into account while he continues to work on this. I also hope it can be done quicker than the end of this academic year, particularly in view of the work done on the teaching side of it to date.