Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein)
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I do not see any other hands up, so I will come back in myself. I wish to return to the issue of section 4, which was raised by Deputy Devlin. In Mr. Justice Mahon's opening address he stated that the provisions in section 4 of the 2004 Act do not go far enough to "adequately provide for certain types of interpersonal complaints, such as, for example, inappropriate behaviour, sexual abuse and sexual harassment." What types of limitations does that result in for the ombudsman? These are very serious issues. If the ombudsman is being impeded in addressing such serious allegations, that issue really needs to be addressed.