Health Service Staff.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 4 March 2010

Thursday, 4 March 2010

Ceisteanna (44)

Paul Kehoe

Ceist:

67 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an agency nurse in a whistleblower situation; if the legal position is different for an agency nurse to that of a nurse working in a hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10999/10]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Health and Children (Deputy Mary Harney)

I would like to draw the Deputy's attention to the Health Act 2004 as amended by Section 103 of the Health Act 2007 which provides for Protected Disclosures of Information and sets out the protection of persons disclosing information.