Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)

Introducing standards is useless unless they are on a statutory footing and are enforceable, and unless inspectors are put in place. That concerns the conduct of office holders, which is a very significant element. When will we see this? With regard to legislation on whistleblowers, for example, which concerns conduct in high places, we automatically assume whistleblowers are people in banks or other financial institutions. What about those who report abuse and do not have protection? As someone who reported abuse, I can report that the same social worker who was supposed to have been looking after the case-----

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