Written answers
Thursday, 25 March 2021
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Protected Disclosures
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number that were accepted as a protected disclosure; the number that were in part or fully examined by a third party or consultancy; the number of protected disclosures under investigation over this period; and the number that were finalised and the contents accepted and acted on.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16041/21]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The number of allegations received by my Department which invoked the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021 are set out in the table below.. All allegations received are assessed and the appropriate action taken. The table indicates the total number of allegations received, the number of these which were found, following assessment, to be not relevant or not a protected disclosure, the number concluded and the number which remain in progress.
| Year | No. of allegations received | No. not relevant/ not a protected disclosure | No. concluded | No. that remain in progress | Number that were in part or fully examined by a third party or consultancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The number referred to a third party for examination/investigation will require verification from hard copy files. This information is currently being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021 from officials within his Department; the number of officials who made protected disclosures over the period and who are now not working in his Department; and the number of protected disclosures received from retired officials of his Department over the period. [16059/21]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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Only one protected disclosure was received from an official in my Department over the period 2017 to date in 2021. There are no officials that made protected disclosures over the period in question that are now not working in my Department and there were no protected disclosures received from retired officials of the Department over the period in question.
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