Written answers

Wednesday, 8 February 2017

Department of Defence

Protected Disclosures

Photo of Lisa ChambersLisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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303. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces have written policies and procedures in place for dealing with whistleblowers; and if so, if he will publish same. [6307/17]

Photo of Paul KehoePaul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The Defence Forces has a written policy and procedure in place in relation to protected disclosures. The policy is outlined in General Routine Order, 07 of 2015,“Defence Forces Policy in relation to Protected Disclosures” which was signed by the Deputy Chief of Staff (Support) and came into effect in August 2015.

This policy applies to all members of the Defence Forces, civilian employees, trainees, apprentices and interns. The policy applies to both current and past members of the Defence Forces and those at the recruitment stage.

The policy is available to all Defence Force personnel on the Defence Forces internal network web page, retired Defence Forces personnel, civilian employees and to members of the public on request.

Following publication of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform’s final Guidance for Public Bodies on the Performance of their Functions under section 21(1) of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 in 2016, a joint review of the Defence Forces and Department of Defence protected disclosures policies is underway and work to develop a single policy for the Defence Organisation is at an advanced stage. 

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