Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 June 2019
239. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of whistleblower complaints in his Department since the legislation was introduced in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25667/19]
View answerProtected Disclosures Act 2014
The information for 2015 and 2016 is available on the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport Website at the following link.
http://www.dttas.ie/corporate/english/protected-disclosures
Details for 2017 are set out in the 2017 Annual Report in the link below.
http://www.dttas.ie/sites/default/files/publications/corporate/english/annual-report-2017-english/annual-reportbrandedcoverfinalen.pdf
In respect of 2018, a total of 8 allegations/disclosures invoking the Protected Disclosures Act were received.
- 2 of the allegations/disclosures received were not relevant to the Department.
- 1 case has been fully processed and is now closed.
- 1 case was not deemed to be a protected disclosure. This decision was appealed and the case is currently under internal review.
- The remaining 4 cases are in progress.
These Disclosures will be included in our Annual Report 2018, to be published shortly.
Statement:-
Section 22 of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 requires a public body to prepare a report setting out the number of protected disclosures made to it in the preceding year. The Department’s Head of Internal Audit is notified of allegations/disclosures received which invoke the Act and monitors them to ensure they are processed on a timely basis.
