Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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I am not asking Ms McPhillips to discuss an individual case. I find it bizarre that the WRC would adjudicate on a case and the Irish Prison Service would challenge it. This is very strange and contrary to the spirit of what has been agreed in regard to the treatment of whistleblowers.

The letter which was sent to me by a staff member states that despite the protected disclosures legislation, the person does not propose to give their name, that managers in the Department receive training from a law firm on how to take disciplinary proceedings against that, even if they did make a protected disclosure, and that the person is not willing to take that risk. Will Ms McPhillips confirm if managers in the Department of Justice and Equality received legal training on to how to deal with protected disclosures?