Lisa Chambers (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Senator said that the representatives of the organisation will be in Buswells Hotel tomorrow from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. for anyone who is available to pop along to show their support. It is very important for us to support those awareness campaigns.

Senator Mullen paid tribute to Máire Mhac an tSaoi and Brendan Kennelly. I also responded to the issues the Senator raised about the Bill proposed by Senator Gavan.

Senator Ward finished off the Order of Business by drawing attention to the Speak Out facility that has been launched by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, which allows for the online, anonymous reporting of sexual assault, harassment and other violence against people in third level institutions. I will be honest and say that I am not fully up to speed on all of details of how that would work, but it might be welcome to have the Minister in at some stage to talk to us about that, how it would work in terms of anonymous reporting, and the procedures to follow up on that. It is a welcome step, and anything we can do to make our campuses a safer place for everybody, both men and women, is very welcome. Certainly, if it works in those settings, there is no reason it could not be extended across the board. It is a very welcome initiative and I look forward to hearing more about it from the Minister. That concludes the Order of Business.