Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is important to say again that the Irish military is not the only military that has had this experience, and Christine Whitecross, who led the Canadian investigation, spoke recently at an event in Dublin on the duration of the investigation and the challenges she experienced.

The concern I have is how effective this review has been in light of the other actions that have taken place without some form of real and meaningful co-ordination. The immediate action group was convened by the Chief of Staff and nobody is questioning the motivation behind that. However, that sought to undertake a piece of work regarding behavioural and cultural change which the review also seeks to do. How effective can the multidisciplinary response team, which has delivered briefings to personnel, be without that level of co-ordination? In December of last year, the organisational culture standing committee was put in place to deliver more enduring structural change. We have this perception of a lot of stuff going on at the same time. While I am not saying it is not warranted, it all seems to be happening at a pace that does not react with the other parts and they do not speak to each other.

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