Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 July 2018
732. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) who made a submission under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 on 20 June 2016 has not had a definitive final reply to their submission after over two years; when such a reply will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31932/18]
View answerThe matters raised in the submission in question made under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 are of a serious nature and have been treated accordingly in my Department. While my Department's assessment of both the submission and the relevant local authority's response to that submission may have taken longer than initially envisaged, it has now concluded.
As I informed the individual concerned in writing on 18 May 2018, the legal advice of the Office of the Attorney General in relation to my Department’s assessment is being sought with a view to informing the appropriate next steps.
My Department will be in contact with the individual concerned once the outcome of that process is complete.
