Pat Buckley (Cork East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

As I mentioned, it seems that standing up to corruption can be bad for one's health, which is ironic. Ireland's whistleblowers can also attest to that.

The Bill provides the legal foundation to address corruption but the political and structural will to punish corruption will matter most. That does not currently exist. The main part of the Bill addresses some very important issues highlighted by the Mahon tribunal. The use of influence, bribes, falsifying records or information, threats and intimidation are all dealt with in the Bill and I commend that. Sinn Féin will support the Bill and continue to work to challenge corruption and fight to create a new political reality where people are not just named but properly punished.

Corruption is still here today. There have been rumours that 40 tickets for the Republic of Ireland football match against Denmark were left in the House last night. There should be clarity in the House that the Bill is to stop all such corruption.

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