Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 September 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

General Scheme of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion

Mr. Liam Herrick:

I would add that the issue of anonymous disclosures is relevant here, too. This is an area where the Bill could go further in terms of mandating bodies to investigate anonymous disclosures, acknowledging the acute vulnerability of many people who might be in a position to make disclosures. Stronger protections for anonymous disclosures and encouraging anonymous disclosures would be an important procedural safeguard that could be put in place.