Mr. Ronan Kennedy:

I will address this part of the Deputy's question. This aspect emphasises the importance of the possibility of anonymous disclosures for people within an organisation. The Deputy made the point that people could be viewed as agents provocateursor as having a particular set of grievances, etc. That really emphasises the point concerning why anonymous disclosures should be provided for in this potential legislation. The emphasis should always be on the content of protected disclosures rather on the people making them. I say that because this drifts into the area that was previously discussed involving issues of personal grievances and things like that. I think the point the Deputy is making that anonymity should be facilitated insofar as possible in order to ensure that people can be protected to the maximum degree and to prevent concerns from being dismissed as arising from particular grievances about X, Y or Z. It is important point to make.