Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister. I know it is difficult in this set-up, especially in this new set-up, but this goes back decades and it is ongoing. The Minister has acknowledged there has been no fundamental change in culture, notwithstanding the reports he has got to date. Thus, we are in serious trouble here with the Defence Forces. When will the terms of reference be finalised and the independent board set up? As for this repetition of "independent and unbiased", it goes without saying we must have an independent professional board to examine it. The more important questions are when it will be set up and when it will be completed. On the ongoing contact from the contact person, is that formalised in the sense the issues that will feed into the ongoing independent review have been set out? Returning to the question of disclosures, or non-disclosures - something done in a more informal way, how aware have the Minister and his predecessors been of these issues? I have two seconds left. Will the reports to date be published and will the report of this review board be published?

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