Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)

When the legal bill approached €500,000, I was rather vulnerable until the matter was resolved. That kind of pressure should not be on any individual with regard to the rightful disclosure of wrongdoing, even if it is an allegation. The notion that a person must be absolutely right rather than just cause an investigation will put off people. We must allow for the proper authorities to investigate real concerns of wrongdoing without giving a crank's charter. It will be a careful balance.