Written answers

Tuesday, 8 March 2022

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Protected Disclosures

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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222. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 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. [13057/22]

Photo of Michael McGrathMichael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has procedures in place for protected disclosures that have been developed in line with the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 and agreed by the Management Board.  The Department has a strong commitment to ensuring its culture and working environment encourages, facilitates and supports employees.  This particularly refers to anyone who might wish to "speak up" on an issue that impinges on the Department’s ability to carry out its responsibilities.

The table below details the number of protected disclosures received by my Department from 2019 to date in 2022:

2019  2020 2021 2022 (to date)
0 0 1 0

The protected disclosure received in late 2021 is under review. 

No external contractor has been engaged by my Department regarding a protected disclosure during that time period.

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