Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)

I am not quoting specifically but rather paraphrasing what is stated in the report. What I said was not a quotation. I am pointing out to the Minister the recommendations in the report. Will the Minister specifically comment on GRECO's recommendation that there is no legal obligation or ethical guidelines to encourage public officials to act on behalf of whistleblowers? The one act the Government seems to be taking to deal with whistleblowing legislation is to move a motion during next week's business to strike off the Order Paper the only legislative means currently before us to deal with the problem, namely, the Labour Party's Private Members' Bill. If the Government were serious about whistleblowing, it would either adopt the Labour Party Bill or introduce its own legislation and thereby put to rest the deceit that whistleblowing can only be dealt with on a Bill by Bill basis in terms of every position in the Civil Service.

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