Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2022-05-25
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Diarmuid Wilson (FF), Administrative Panel

On behalf of the Fianna Fáil Party, I am happy to welcome this Bill, which will enhance and strengthen protections for whistleblowers in Ireland.
The general interpretation of a protected disclosure is a written communication of a concern made in good faith which discloses or demonstrates information that may make evident an unethical or improper activity. I am conscious that we have a Member of the House who, 21 years ago, disclosed a very important issue and it is only recently that it was vindicated, so I look forward to hearing what Senator Clonan has to say. If one thinks it is difficult for people to make a protected disclosure now, can one imagine what it was like 21 years ago in that particular organisation?

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Sitting date: 2022-05-25