A report in the Irish Examiner said that female TDs are experiencing abuse and harassment on a regular basis.
Politicians quoted in the article detailed how men had turned up repeatedly at their homes and constituency offices.
While one TD said she received a sexually violent letter that referenced rape and incest.
Political correspondent with the Irish Examiner, Aoife Moore, and Fianna Fail Senator Lisa Chambers joined the Last Word to discuss.
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