Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 May 2023
37. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice if he can confirm that a whistleblower and former employee of the Prison Service was awarded a settlement by the WRC; if that award has been paid; the reason, if any, for non-payment; when the payment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25170/23]
View answerI am advised by my officials in the Irish Prison Service that a decision of the Workplace Relations Commission to award €30,000 to the individual concerned was appealed by the Irish Prison Service to the Labour Court.
I am further advised that on 20th April 2022 the Labour Court set aside the Workplace Relations Commission decision, on that basis, no payment has been made nor is any payment pending.
