Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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476. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an unredacted copy of an independent external report regarding the penalisation of a person (details supplied) for making a protected disclosure in the Irish Prison Service. [22852/21]

Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party)
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480. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when an independent external report into the penalisation of a person (details supplied) for making a protected disclosure in the Irish Prison Service will be published. [23117/21]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 476 and 480 together.

As the Deputies are aware, the Protected Disclosures Act was enacted in 2014 to allow employees to bring alleged wrongdoing to the attention of the appropriate authorities.

The Act also affords very important protections to persons making protected disclosures. I am sure that the Deputy will appreciate therefore that it would not be appropriate for me to comment on, nor confirm the existence of any specific protected disclosure. The protection of those wishing to make a protected disclosure rightly prioritises the confidentiality of the process, which is central to the efficacy of that process.