Written answers
Tuesday, 8 March 2022
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Protected Disclosures
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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161. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; if an external contractor has been engaged regarding a protected disclosure over that time period; if so, the cost of same; and the number of protected disclosures that were rejected, accepted and that remain under review for the time period in question. [13050/22]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The information required by the Deputy is set out in the table below. My Department has received 8 Protected Disclosures during the period 2019 to 2021 and 2022 to date.
| Year | Received | Accepted | Ongoing | Closed | Transferred to another Dept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 to date | 0 | 0 |
The total cost spent my Department since 2019 to date on consultancy for protected disclosures is €28,227.21
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