Cathal Berry (Kildare South, Independent)
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I thank Professor MacCraith and his team. It is great to have them here and to have such broad and deep expertise from academia, industry and the trade union movement, so we will lean on that over the next while. I thank Professor MacCraith also for his role in the vaccination process and for his personal assistance at times, which was hugely appreciated.

On his visit to the naval base in Cork – he may have gone to Collins Barracks as well - did he hear any positive stories? I get a lot of phone calls, as he can well appreciate, from people who are very happy in the Defence Forces and they always ask when somebody will want to hear their story and when that information is going to be captured. I get phone calls from people who have engaged with the complaints process and had a positive outcome. They may not have got their course but went to their commandant and were put onto the course within 24 hours. I also get calls from people who have never felt the need to engage with the complaints process because they are quite happy and content. Has Professor MacCraith heard positive stories, and if so, is there anywhere we can capture that to bring some balance to the conversation?