Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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I apologise for arriving late but I was speaking in the Chamber. I agree with the previous speakers who highlighted how outrageous and shocking this is. As Deputy Pearse Doherty said, this needs to be something that we pursue as a committee.

My first question is to Mr. Kavanagh. I note his opening statement mentions the forthcoming protected disclosures legislation and that he stressed the need for accountability. While this legislation is timely and important, concerns have been highlighted by some whistleblowers about how the line of accountability will work in practice. I would like to hear Mr. Kavanagh’s thoughts on this and perhaps he could expand on some of the issues of accountability that he stressed in his opening remarks. That is my first question.