Women of Honour report: What the Government will do next

Among the measures in the wake of the Defence Forces report is a plan to amend the Defence Act 1954 to enable sexual assault allegations to be referred to An Garda Síochána. File picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews 

The Government has agreed to implement measures to address significant issues identified in the report into sexual abuse, bullying, and harassment within the Defence Forces. They include:

• A statutory inquiry will be established to investigate whether there have been serious systemic failures in dealing with individual complaints, including sexual misconduct. Tánaiste Micheál Martin will consult with groups including the Women of Honour before bringing the terms of reference to Government.