Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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I will make this point to Ms McCaffrey as well that because each prison has much autonomy, it is important that if staff come forward with genuine information that is not vexatious or anything like that, that not only do we have the process there for them to whistleblow, but also that the consequences do cause suffering. We cannot have a situation where staff that come forward are bullied, browbeaten or forced out of their job. We cannot have situations such as that. That has happened, unfortunately. I will not name any specific cases. There is one case that I am aware of and have followed very carefully. The consequences for that person and her family have been absolutely enormous. The Prison Service has a duty of care. It is not like a lot of other jobs. It is not like being on a building site or working in here or in an office. It is different. I just would make that point to Ms McPhillips and Ms McCaffrey. Going forward, we have to do these things differently.