Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 March 2023
987. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what action has been taken by his Department on a disclosure made to him by email from this Deputy's office on 18 October 2022 regarding the Garda vetting system; and if he will meet with this Deputy to discuss the content of the disclosure. [13929/23]
View answerI am advised that relevant officials in my Department examined the correspondence received. Having noted, inter alia, that the correspondence referred to a matter outside the remit of my Department and that it was not from a member of staff, it was determined that the correspondence did not fall within the definition of a Protected Disclosure as set out in the Protected Disclosures Act 2014.
It was also noted that the correspondence was sent to the Minister for Justice.
I respectfully suggest that the Deputy discusses this matter with my colleague, the Minister for Justice.
