Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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524. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the investigation into a protected disclosure made by a person (details supplied); the details of the investigation; if a decision has been made on the investigation; and if the details of the investigation and the decision made will be made available to the person in question, and publicly. [29627/21]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is 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.

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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525. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of protected disclosures made to her Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [29638/21]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy my Department publishes an Annual Report, on an anonymised basis, in relation to the disclosures received and dealt with under its policy in accordance with the requirements of section 22 of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014.

The Annual Reports for Protected Disclosures received by my Department for the years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 are available on the Department's website, www.justice.ie.

The Annual Report for Protected Disclosures received by my Department for 2020 will be published no later than 30 June 2021, in accordance with the Protected Disclosures Act 2014.

Details of the protected disclosures in each of the past five years and to date in 2021 are outlined in the table below.