887. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the provisions introduced by the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022, which amended the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, can be applied or implemented retrospectively in respect of protected disclosures made before the commencement of the 2022 Act; and if he will make a statement on the…
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsProtected Disclosures
138 questions from 19 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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135 written, 3 oral
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TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 0 |
| March 2025 | 0 |
| April 2025 | 18 |
| May 2025 | 1 |
| June 2025 | 4 |
| July 2025 | 3 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 4 |
| October 2025 | 0 |
| November 2025 | 3 |
| December 2025 | 1 |
| January 2026 | 1 |
| February 2026 | 8 |
| March 2026 | 19 |
| April 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 21 |
| June 2026 | 1 |
| July 2026 | 3 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 10 |
| October 2026 | 40 |
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989. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps being taken by his Department to ensure that genuine whistleblowers (details supplied) are not boycotted or deprived of employment opportunities in their chosen area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55755/26]
390. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health in cases in which correspondence addressed to the Minister is considered capable of constituting a protected disclosure, but the Department states that the material was not viewed prior to its transmission to the Office of the Protected Disclosures Commissioner, the person or body responsible for determining that the correspondence should be treated as a potential…
767. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the person or body that authorised the transmission of sensitive patient safety video material to the Office of the Protected Disclosures Commissioner on 22 May 2026 (details supplied); if the material was viewed before transmission; if she personally considered the governance issues raised before that transmission; and if not, her reasoning; and if she will make…
231. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if the designated person for protected disclosures in his Department has issued a formal determination on prima facie evidence submitted in December 2025 and January 2026 in connection with OPDC referral (details supplied); if not, the reasons for the absence of such determination and the timeline for its issue; and if he will make a statement on the matte…
694. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when will there be a decision made on the protected disclosure that was submitted by a person (details supplied). [34498/26]
970. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when will there be a decision made on the protected disclosure that was submitted by a person (details supplied). [34497/26]
3. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach the number of protected disclosures that have gone missing or have been compromised that have been submitted to his Department or State bodies that are responsible to his Department. [32296/26]
23. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of protected disclosures that have gone missing or have been compromised that have been submitted to her Department or State bodies that are responsible to her Department. [32288/26]
84. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of protected disclosures that have gone missing or have been compromised that have been submitted to his Department or State bodies that are responsible to his Department.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32282/26]
101. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the number of protected disclosures that have gone missing or have been compromised that have been submitted to her Department or State bodies that are responsible to her Department. [32284/26]
151. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of protected disclosures that have gone missing or have been compromised that have been submitted to his Department or State bodies that are responsible to his Department. [32297/26]
223. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of protected disclosures that have gone missing or have been compromised that have been submitted to his Department or State bodies that are responsible to his Department over the past ten years. [32287/26]
254. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of protected disclosures that have gone missing or have been compromised that have been submitted to his Department or State bodies that are responsible to his Department. [32293/26]
289. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of protected disclosures that have gone missing or have been compromised that have been submitted to his Department or State bodies that are responsible to his Department.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32286/26]
378. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of protected disclosures that have gone missing or have been compromised that have been submitted to her Department or State bodies that are responsible to her Department.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32285/26]
473. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of protected disclosures that have gone missing or have been compromised that have been submitted to his Department or State bodies that are responsible to his Department.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32283/26]
520. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of protected disclosures that have gone missing or have been compromised that have been submitted to his Department or State bodies that are responsible to his Department. [32291/26]
568. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of protected disclosures that have gone missing or have been compromised that have been submitted to his Department or State bodies that are responsible to his Department. [32295/26]
631. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of protected disclosures that have gone missing or have been compromised that have been submitted to his Department or State bodies that are responsible to his Department. [32292/26]
711. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of protected disclosures that have gone missing or have been compromised that have been submitted to his Department or State bodies that are responsible to his Department. [32280/26]
743. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of protected disclosures that have gone missing or have been compromised that have been submitted to her Department or State bodies that are responsible to her Department. [32281/26]
915. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures that have gone missing or have been compromised that have been submitted to her Department or State bodies that are responsible to her Department. [32290/26]
1256. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of protected disclosures that have gone missing or have been compromised that have been submitted to his Department or State bodies that are responsible to his Department. [32289/26]
1263. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of protected disclosures that have gone missing or have been compromised that have been submitted to his Department or State bodies that are responsible to his Department. [32294/26]