Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party)
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376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the policies and procedures for staff of the County Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board on bullying and harassment in work; the way these policies are reviewed; and the procedures her Department has in place for any reviews of the policies. [46783/14]

Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party)
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377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the number of members of staff in the County Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board who have made complaints of bullying and-or harassment against other members of staff and the number of these complainees who have been transferred to another section of the CDDETB following their complaint. [46784/14]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 376 and 377 together.

The ETBI/Unions' Consultative Forum provides a forum through which the discussion and drafting of agreed policies and procedures applicable to the sector is facilitated. The Forum comprises at least one nominee from all the relevant stakeholders - management and unions. The ETBI/Unions' Consultative Forum is the architect of the nationally agreed policies and procedures currently in place in the sector. The Forum reviews the policies and procedures as required and is the channel through which issues of interpretation and clarification are addressed. Each Education and Training Board is responsible for implementing these policies to counter bullying and harassment in the workplace.

The current "Bullying Prevention Policy – Complaints Procedure for ETB Staff" was agreed by the ETBUI/Unions' Consultative Forum. The policy has been implemented in the sector since 1 September 2013. It replaced a Code of Practices for Dealing with Bullying and Harassment, issued in September 2006.

A copy of the policy and accompanying guidance notes are available to download from the website of Education and Training Boards Ireland www.etbi.ie.

Education and Training Board are not required to report incidents of bullying and harassment to my Department. Therefore, the information requested by the Deputy in respect of the number of members of staff in the County Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board that have made complaints of bullying and/or harassment against other members of staff and the number of these complainees that have been transferred to another section of the DDLETB following their complaint is not available in my Department.