John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Question 28: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the safeguards which have been put in place following the recent events in Waterways Ireland concerning bullying; if he intends to publish the relevant report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16652/05]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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On 4 April 2005, my Department and the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure issued a joint statement in relation to an investigation into allegations of bullying and harassment and related matters in Waterways Ireland. I provided a copy of the joint statement to the Oireachtas Library on 4 May last.

In line with the normal confidentiality that applies to personnel matters, the Departments stated that they do not propose to publish the report of the investigators. This remains the position. However, their joint statement included a summary of the findings of the investigators' report, as well as the actions to be taken following the findings, as agreed by the Departments with the chief executive of Waterways Ireland.

Waterways Ireland is, at present, progressing these actions and, as confirmed in the joint statement, the Departments will be monitoring progress during 2005 in this regard.