Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Realistically, whistleblower legislation is always going to be very difficult. It is always going to be difficult for somebody to go back to work if he or she has disclosed something. What systems are put in place to protect the person? Is there a system that involves some degree of mediation? As I said, this is not exclusive to the Prison Service or the Department of Justice but it certainly impacts people who feel they are disadvantaged. They are perhaps given particular shifts or they are transferred, and there is no explanation for such things happening other than that the person was a whistleblower.