Paddy Burke (Fine Gael)

There is an ombudsman for the Defence Forces. Senator Leyden mentioned earlier that a spouse of a member of the Garda Síochána could make a complaint on his or her behalf. It would appear farcical that a spouse can make a complaint when a member of the force could not. That might well be worth looking at in the context of the further legislation the Minister said is being contemplated. It seems farcical that a spouse could make a complaint to the ombudsman while the person who is the subject of the disagreement could not take such an initiative.