Defence Forces
Dail Éireann — 2022-11-16
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Mick Barry (PBP), Cork North-Central

Why is the State continuing to use non-disclosure agreements against women in the Defence Forces who take court action on the issues of sexual harassment, sexual assault and sexual violence within those forces? The Defence Forces have had a culture of sexual harassment, sexual assault and sexual violence which has thrived on secrecy. That culture of secrecy is now being bolstered and supplemented by the State's use of these non-disclosure agreements. We are told that the independent review group will submit its report to the Minister by the end of the year. Can the Taoiseach be more exact? Will it be next week, or the week after? When is the Taoiseach going to concede the necessity of a full statutory inquiry which the Women of Honour have been forced to wait for for too long now?

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Sitting date: 2022-11-16