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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (23 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will appoint an exceptional teacher to a school (details supplied) as a matter of urgency given the range of issues and demands facing teachers and pupils in the school; and if a positive review will be expedited. [15282/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (23 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: 147. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action being taken to reduce the waiting time for cases being dealt with by social workers at Tusla relative to those seeking information on their details of birth; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons are being informed that the wait time could be two years or more; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Birth Certificates (23 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: 148. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeframe for granting access to the original birth certificates of those seeking information on the details of their birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15291/22]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: We will proceed now with Committee Stage consideration of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022. I welcome the Minister and his officials and I remind members of the note on privilege. I invite the Minister to make an opening statement if he so wishes or, alternatively, we can commence consideration of the Bill straight away?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: Does Deputy Farrell like to make a contribution before we commence?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: Amendments Nos. 1 and 2, in the name of the Minister, are related and will be discussed together. I call the Minister to speak now.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: Amendments Nos. 3 and 4 are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: I will add my voice on this matter before we move on. There is a significant issue here. I do not know how the Minister will get around it legally but effort has to be made by all concerned to recognise the problem we now have. There are cases currently going through a settlement process in which a certain amount of bullying and intimidation is being applied to get an outcome. The...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: Amendments Nos. 6, 7, 16 and 17 are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: Amendments Nos. 8 to 10, inclusive, 18 to 21, inclusive, 34 to 36, inclusive, and 40 to 48, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: Amendments Nos. 11 to 15, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: To add to that, all of us in the House hear about cases that we come across or from individuals that we discuss issues with. That could be to do with any area, such as banking or anything else. We hear from whistleblowers, such as in respect of the tracker mortgage issue, for example. We learn so much about how such things happened, why they happened and so on. This is a great forum to...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: There is an obligation on Ministers when a protected disclosure is brought to their attention to ensure it is examined in detail and that the law is followed. Otherwise we are all breaking the law. It is not that every whistleblower is right but the Minister owes it to whistleblowers to find out whether the complaints they are making are right or wrong. If it involves another person being...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: Amendments Nos. 23 to 27, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together. Amendments Nos. 24 to 27, inclusive, are consequential on No. 23.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: Amendments Nos. 28 to 33, inclusive, 37 to 39, inclusive, 49 and 53 to 55, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together. Amendments Nos. 29 to 33, inclusive, are consequential on No. 28. Amendments Nos. 38 and 39 are consequential on No. 37.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: Amendments Nos. 51 and 52 are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: I referred earlier to the fact that one particular person who made a disclosure was actually named in correspondence of the Committee of Public Accounts. I hope that, in the context of the last few amendments, there will now be sanctions for people who disclose the name of such a person, deliberately or otherwise. That is very important. I just wanted to bring that to the Minister's attention.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: Amendment Nos. 58 and 59 have been ruled out of order as they involve a potential charge on revenue.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (23 Mar 2022)

John McGuinness: Amendment No. 61 has been ruled out of order because it involves a potential charge on revenue.