Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I disagree with the Senator. We are not afraid of something that is not there but are legislating for something that very much is there. We must be very mindful of it. While many school staffrooms are very inclusive places where people can be who they want, not every schoolteacher or medical professional feels the same, and we must ensure the chilling effect, as it has been described, ends. Senator Norris reminded me of a situation in which I was machine gunned with questions about my private life by students in my class who assumed I was gay because I was teaching in a girls' school. Then I got engaged and they saw a photograph of her.