Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 23 April 2015

Public Accounts Committee

2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive
Chapter 14 - Procurement by the Health Service Executive
Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2013

10:00 am

Mr. Pat Healy:

There were protected disclosures, which we spoke about this morning, between the end of 2009 and the beginning of 2010 which gave rise to the establishment of the Conal Devine inquiry. Two individuals working for a voluntary organisation made protected disclosures to the authorised officer. There was an original disclosure and then two further disclosures followed with letters and so on. That was between November and December 2009 and January 2010. On receipt of these, the matter was discussed with the individuals by the authorised officer. In February 2010, an inquiry was initiated and commenced its work in March. Within a short time of receiving these disclosures, an inquiry was urgently established.

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