Rónán Mullen (Independent)

I would like a debate on the specific issue of mandatory reporting because such a debate is needed. I did not hear a logical argument from the Minister of State yesterday; instead I heard invective when his logic was challenged. We need to ask whether mandatory reporting could be part of the solution to our problem. Where a person knows a criminal act has taken place or is likely to take place, he or she ought to alert the civil authorities; that should not only be subject to guidelines.