Protected Disclosures

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 March 2021

Thursday, 25 March 2021

Questions (174)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

174. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures received by his 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. [16033/21]

Written answers

Minister for Health

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:

Year	PDs received	Deemed a PD	Referred to 3rd Party (HSE or body under the aegis of the Department)
2017	15	7	7
2018	23	14	14
2019	6	4	4
2020	10	6	5
2021 to date	2	2	2

 My Department has received 43 valid protected disclosures since the Protected Disclosures Act was introduced in 2014. Of these, 24 have been brought to a conclusion and 19 are ongoing.