Protected Disclosures

Tuesday, 29 September 2020

Questions (849)

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

849. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures made to his Department by nursing home staff in relation to Covid-19 in 2020 [26640/20]

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Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health

I can confirm that in 2020 my Department has received 1 Protected Disclosure by a member of staff in a nursing home. It is the policy of my Department not to comment on the individual circumstance of any protected disclosure in order to protect the identity of the person who made the disclosure”