Protected Disclosures

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 March 2021

Thursday, 25 March 2021

Questions (115)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

115. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number that were accepted as a protected disclosure; the number that were in part or fully examined by a third party or consultancy; the number of protected disclosures under investigation over this period; and the number that were finalised and the contents accepted and acted on. [16038/21]

Written answers

Minister for Social Protection

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table beneath.  For completeness, information is provided for the period from 2014 to date.

DSP - Submissions under protected Disclosure procedures

Year	Rec’d	Accepted, Assessed & Finalised	Comment
2014	1	0
2015	1	2	All examined and finalised
2016	1	0	All examined and finalised
2017	10	7	All examined and finalised
2018	16	20	All examined and finalised
2019	9	9	All examined and finalised
2020	1	1	All examined and finalised
2021 to Mar	3	1	One examined and finalised; Assessment in progress in two cases

Of the cases received since 2017, four were examined by a third party or consultancy.

Of the cases received since 2017, four were either partially or fully acted on.