Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 May 2022
743. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of investigations, internal or external, commissioned by her Department into instances in which Departmental documents or information was leaked to the media, which were commissioned or conducted in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022; the nature of such leaks and investigations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26344/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department was established in July 2017. In the intervening period, there was one instance in which a list of projects that were successful for funding under a scheme administered by my Department was released in error by Fáilte Ireland in advance of the official announcement of the successful project applicants.
My Department requested Fáilte Ireland to investigate this release of information which occurred in February 2020. It was subsequently found that a Fáilte Ireland employee had inadvertently acted in a manner which resulted in this information getting into the public domain prior to the agreed announcement date. I understand that Fáilte Ireland initiated a full review of its procedures in response to this finding.
