Thirty-two protected disclosures were received by Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan up to the beginning of October, indicating there will be a significant reduction on the record 78 allegations of wrongdoing made last year.
The figure is the highest of all departments. The Department of Health is next, with 46 disclosures in 2025 and 25 to date this year.
O’Callaghan said that between 2019 and 2025, “external contractors were engaged in the assessment, investigation and review of reports during that period at a cost of 894,566”.
A total of 182 protected disclosures have been made to the department since 2019.
Disclosures can also be made directly to the Office of the Protected Disclosures Commissioner (OPDC). The independent body forwards whistleblower allegations to the “appropriate prescribed person”, or the commissioner may deal with the complaint where such a person does not exist.
The Minister said the 32 disclosures so far this year were “transmitted directly” to the OPDC in accordance with the Protected Disclosures Act and follow-up was ongoing in relation to three reports received in 2025. Under the legislation, no details of any specific protected disclosure can be revealed.
Information on the number of such complaints emerged in reply to a series of parliamentary questions from Social Democrats TD Aidan Farrelly. “We’re looking to see if the legislation is being complied with in all instances and not being ignored,” he said.
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