Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 November 2017
165. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of protected disclosures he has received since protected disclosures legislation entered into force; and the dates of the protected disclosures and organisations affected. [49967/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn accordance with Section 22 of the Protected Disclosure Act 2014, my Department has published information on protected disclosures received during 2015 and 2016 on its website: https://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Corporate-Reports/Annual-Report/
In summary, in 2015, 3 protected disclosures were received from workers in the Education sector. In 2016, 3 (1 anonymous) protected disclosures were received from workers in the Education sector. To date in 2017 there have been 11 (2 anonymous) protected disclosures received from workers in the Education sector. Details of the dates the protected disclosures were received and the organisations affected are provided in the table following.
There were no protected disclosures received from Department staff during the same period.
The information as requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:
Bodies in the education sector
- non-commercial agencies;
- recognised schools;
- Education and Training Boards (ETBs);
- Education Centres and
- Higher level Institutions. (HEIs).
|
Year |
Higher Level Institutions |
Schools |
|||||
|
Universities |
Institutes of Technology |
Non-commercial agencies |
Primary |
Post Primary |
ETB Schools |
Total |
|
|
2015 |
2 [Note 1] |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
3 |
|
2016 |
- |
1 [Note 2] |
1 SOLAS |
1 (anonymous) |
- |
3 |
|
|
2017 |
- |
3 [Note 3] |
1 NCCA |
1 |
3 (1 anonymous) |
3 |
11 |
|
Total |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
Note 1: 1. University of Limerick, 2. National University of Galway
Note 2: Waterford Institute of Technology
Note 3: 1. Dundalk Institute of Technology (anonymous), 2. Cork Institute of Technology, 3. Letterkenny Institute of Technology
