Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

We do not need an independent inquiry to tell us that certain practices are abhorrent. The Minister for Defence must act immediately to amend the law so that victims of rape or sexual assault in the Defence Forces can no longer be cross-examined by their abusers. The harrowing revelations in the "Women of Honour" documentary have shone a spotlight on the toxic culture of sexual abuse and bullying that exists in the Defence Forces. The Social Democrats welcome the apology from the Minister for Defence to the female members of the Defence Forces who have suffered abuse and harassment over three decades. However, the Minister must take immediate action to ensure that women who make accusations of rape or sexual assault can no longer be cross-examined by their alleged attackers when these complaints are being investigated internally by military police.

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