Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 April 2023
838. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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. [17800/23]
View answerThere have been three such allegations by staff in my Department against other staff members in the past five years as set out in the table below. All such allegations are dealt with in accordance with the 2015 Dignity At Work policy and formal investigations carried out where appropriate.
|
Year |
Number of allegations |
|
2019 |
0 |
|
2020 |
1 |
|
2021 |
0 |
|
2022 |
1 |
|
2023 |
1 |
|
Total |
3 |
