Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

If the Tánaiste will not agree to that, I am sure there is some way of providing confidentiality to any appointee to the oversight body. The Tánaiste met Women of Honour the week before last, but the group was not satisfied afterwards. Is the Tánaiste going to meet Women of Honour again to discuss how to reach an agreement on this? We are talking about women who were in the Defence Forces.

These are not soft women. These are women who were ready to go out and defend their country and the reputation of Ireland. It is a tough job. They are not weak women. They are strong women who have stood up and, since they have spoken out, it has become possible for men who have suffered this kind of abuse in the Defence Forces to come out as well. Does the Tánaiste intend to meet the group again to see if he can come to an agreement with it that its members will be satisfied with?

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