Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 May 2020
1012. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of protected disclosures his Department has received since the legislation was introduced; the number of protected disclosures examined to conclusion by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5300/20]
View answerSince the Protected Disclosure legislation was introduced in 2014, my Department has received 6 Protected Disclosures as set out in the following table. 3 of those Protected Disclosures were examined to conclusion and 3 remain under investigation.
Protected Disclosures Data
|
Year |
Number Received |
Status |
|
2014 |
0 |
N/A |
|
2015 |
0 |
N/A |
|
2016 |
0 |
N/A |
|
2017 |
1 |
Closed |
|
2018 |
1 |
On-going |
|
2019 |
3 |
2 closed; 1 ongoing |
|
2020 |
1 |
On-going |
