Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 July 2021
491. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures made to his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021; and the nature of the disclosures and or the occupations or area of work of the persons who made protected disclosures to his Department. [29666/21]
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|
Year |
Number of Protected Disclosures received |
|
2016 |
6 |
|
2017 |
18 |
|
2018 |
23 |
|
2019 |
5 |
|
2020 |
10 |
|
2021 year to date |
4 |
Only one Protected Disclosure was received from an employee of the Department and the remainder relate to a worker or workers employed by a public body under the Minister’s / Department’s remit in the period covered.
