Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

What about the other years? Where is the analysis of that? How many serving members are before the military court?

In respect of Peter Ward, for whom I have great respect, what are his terms of reference? Will we see them? After what period will the report be published? I go back to the Women of Honour, Natasha O'Brien and all the other women, and what they have put up with. I am not happy to be here tonight while the Tánaiste begins to tell us violence is unacceptable. That goes without saying. It is about what we do in this Dáil to stop it. We set up a Commission on the Defence Forces - I mention it for the third time – but it did not mention this subject even once. It had been commissioned to look at the structures within the Defence Forces and utterly failed to look at it.

I ask the Tánaiste to answer my questions now, regarding Peter Ward, the number of people involved, the other years that will apply and who is looking at it. Furthermore, and I thank the Ceann Comhairle for his indulgence, the Women of Honour group has asked whether any consideration will be given to extending the terms of reference of the tribunal to include assaults against civilians by Army personnel.

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