Gino Kenny demands answers after 'Women of Honour' claims
Gino Kenny raised concerns about the culture within the defence forces following claims in the radio documentary Women of Honour. He welcomed the minister's statement and attendance at the PD4 conference in October and urged an independent review to identify what went wrong and resolve unacceptable behaviour.
Key points
Gino Kenny said the documentary's claims were deeply unsettling and acknowledged that many of his questions have been answered so far. He told the minister that there existed a culture of misogyny, bullying, discrimination and harassment that persisted for decades and targeted women and men.
Independent review demand
He called for the independent review to categorically identify the culture in the defence forces, determine what went wrong and set out remedies to prevent recurrence. The review must provide clarity on the scope and causes of the reported behaviour.
Recruitment and confidence concerns
Gino Kenny warned that if such a culture still exists, those considering joining the defence forces will be fearful, with potential consequences for future recruitment and public confidence in the institution.
Standards and workplace expectations
He emphasised that the described behaviour is absolutely unacceptable in any workplace and must be resolved to restore trust and ensure safe, respectful conditions for all personnel.
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I think most of my questions have been answered at this stage but I do welcome your statement Minister and your attendance at the PD4 conference in October and you know some of the claims in regards to the radio documentary Women of Honour were deeply deeply unsettling. There existed a culture of misogyny, bullying, discrimination and harassment and that culture went on for decades and it targeted women and both men and those that want to go into the defence forces will be you know will be fearful in the future in relation to going into the defence forces if this culture still exists so the independent review has to categorically you know and identify what what was the culture what went wrong and to resolve it where does not this culture of behaviour that's absolutely unacceptable in any workplace
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