Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 April 2023
326. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of allegations of bullying made by departmental staff against departmental staff in each of the past five years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will detail what actions are being taken by his Department to investigate the allegations, or if they are being investigated. [17807/23]
View answerThe Department has zero tolerance for bullying. Allegations of bullying on the part of staff against a fellow staff member in the Department of Transport fall to be considered under the Dignity at Work policy – an anti-bullying, harassment and sexual harassment policy for the Irish Civil Service. Such allegations can be resolved by means of local resolution between the relevant parties/line management or through the various stages of the policy up to full investigation. The policy ensures that the rights and responsibilities of all concerned are provided for.
In the past 5 years and to date in 2023, my Department’s Human Resources Division has responded to 6 such allegations made by individual employees and I set out below, in tabular form, the information being provided to the Deputy in respect of these individual allegations.
|
Year |
No of allegations made |
Outcome |
|
2018 |
1 allegation |
Resolved between parties |
|
2019 |
Nil |
N/A |
|
2020 |
1 allegation |
Resolved – did not proceed to formal investigation |
|
2021 |
1 allegation |
Resolved – no formal action necessary under policy |
|
2022 |
2 allegations |
Further action under consideration |
|
2023 |
1 allegation |
Proceeding to formal investigation |
