Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 May 2020
950. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [5297/20]
View answerAs required under the relevant legislation, my Department has a Protected Disclosures Policy in place under which a staff member who wishes to make a protected disclosure may do so to any of the following confidential recipients:
- an independent confidential service engaged for this purpose;
- the Head of the Internal Audit Unit in the Department, or
- any member of the Department’s Management Board.
Contact details for all of the above confidential recipients, as well as procedures for making a protected disclosure, are contained in the policy document which has been circulated to all staff and which is also easily available on the Department's intranet.
The numbers and status of Protected Disclosures received in the Department to date are:
|
Year |
Number |
Current Status |
|
2015 |
Nil |
- |
|
2016 |
3 |
All cases closed |
|
2017 |
2 |
One case closed, one case ongoing |
|
2018 |
1 |
One case ongoing |
|
2019 |
2 |
Two cases ongoing |
