Written answers

Tuesday, 29 April 2025

Department of Justice and Equality

Protected Disclosures

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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1526. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of protected disclosures made internally in An Garda Síochána since the commencement of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014; and of that number, how many were upheld in favour of the confidential reporter in terms of the alleged wrongdoing being disclosed, by year, in tabular form. [18801/25]

Photo of Jim O'CallaghanJim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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The Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of Garda business, including the organisation's obligations under relevant legislation such as the Protected Disclosures Act, under section 33 of the Policing, Security and Community Safety (PSCS) Act 2024. The Commissioner is independent in these functions under Section 34 of the PSCS Act.

I am advised by the Garda authorities that the information requested by the Deputy is laid out in the table below. It should be noted that the information supplied is operational and subject to change. Within the figures provided, the number upheld in favour of the confidential reporter has been taken to mean that 'the protected disclosure was accepted as being genuine and in order' following clarification provided by the Deputy.

Year Number of Protected Disclosures Submissions Number deemed to be a Protected Disclosure upon Assessment Number upheld in favour of the confidential reporter
2016 9 6 2
2017 17 11 3
2018 13 3 1
2019 32 15 1
2020 12 8 1
2021 20 12 1
2022 15 10 1
2023 26 14 1
2024 12 4 1
2025 7 1 0
Total 163 84 12
A new Protected Disclosures Unit was established by the Commissioner in January 2025 within the Garda Professional Standards Unit. Files from pre-2020 are subject to further examination with a number of queries outstanding with Garda Human Resources.

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