Oireachtas urged to reveal number of bullying and harassment complaints made against politicians 

Fianna Fáil senator and chair of the Women’s Parliamentary Caucus Fiona O’Loughlin said demanding that FOI requests be made can sometimes be used as a way of delaying the release of information. Picture: Gareth Chaney Collins

The Houses of the Oireachtas have been urged to reveal how many people have made complaints about being bullied or sexually harassed by TDs and senators in Leinster House.

The call comes after the Oireachtas press office declined to release the information unless a Freedom of Information request was submitted, which means it could take months for the statistics to be revealed.