Geraldine Feeney (Fianna Fail)

Bullying is not a new phenomenon. It is an age old problem but the methods are new. It is not about texting or the Internet, it is the age old problem of bullying. I was taken aback when a teacher on the programme talked about the aggression of students and how some come to school with knives in their bags. What will it be like when they are in the workforce? Will there be fighting in the workforce? This subject is worth a dedicated debate because it applies not only to students but also to adults in the workplace and, irrespective of whether we like it, it exists in this Chamber. It is about time we let the bullies know this is not acceptable.