Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

As the Minister knows, the position of Ombudsman for the Defence Forces was established after the then captain Tom Clonan blew the whistle on serious matters. This led to the formation of the office. Recently there has been some controversy because the Minister has made the position a part-time one and appointed to it a person who served in the Defence Forces rather than an outsider. Will the Minister provide an assurance for potential whistleblowers in the Defence Forces in the future?

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