Departmental Investigations

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018

Tuesday, 24 July 2018

Ceisteanna (407)

Bríd Smith

Ceist:

407. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an audit of all external workplace investigations conducted by companies (details supplied) will be provided; the outcome of complaints against his Department; when the investigation will commence into an allegation against an employee; the number of occasions on which a complaint was upheld against his Department by the investigators; and the number of occasions on which an investigation against an employee found grounds for disciplinary action. [33168/18]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

Each contracting authority is responsible for determining the necessity for an audit on any independent third party external investigation service. I can confirm that there was no audit in this regard in my Department.

There was one investigation conducted and the outcome found grounds for disciplinary action.