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Protected Disclosures Act 2014

Statement relating to the period January 2022 to December 2022

The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 became operational on 15 July 2014. The Act provides a statutory framework within which current or former staff members of the Office of the Attorney General can raise concerns regarding potential wrongdoing within the workplace that has come to their attention, in the knowledge that they can avail of significant employment and other protections if they are penalised or suffer any detriment for doing so.

The Act specifies that the Office must publish, no later than 30 June each year, details relating to Protected Disclosures made within the Office in the immediately preceding year.

Consequently, I wish to formally report that in the period from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 no Protected Disclosures were received from current or former staff within this Office.

Hilary Fox
Human Resources Manager
30 June 2023


Statement relating to the period January 2021 to December 2021

The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 became operational on 15 July 2014. The Act provides a statutory framework within which current or former staff members of the Office of the Attorney General can raise concerns regarding potential wrongdoing within the workplace that has come to their attention, in the knowledge that they can avail of significant employment and other protections if they are penalised or suffer any detriment for doing so.

The Act specifies that the Office must publish, no later than 30 June each year, details relating to Protected Disclosures made within the Office in the immediately preceding year.

Consequently, I wish to formally report that in the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021 no Protected Disclosures were received from current or former staff within this Office.

Hilary Fox
Human Resources Manager
30 June 2022


Statement relating to the period January 2020 to December 2020

The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 became operational on 15 July 2014. The Act provides a statutory framework within which current or former staff members of the Office of the Attorney General can raise concerns regarding potential wrongdoing within the workplace that has come to their attention, in the knowledge that they can avail of significant employment and other protections if they are penalised or suffer any detriment for doing so.

The Act specifies that the Office must publish, no later than 30 June each year, details relating to Protected Disclosures made within the Office in the immediately preceding year.

Consequently, I wish to formally report that in the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 no Protected Disclosures were received from current or former staff within this Office.

Hilary Fox
Human Resources Manager
29 June 2021


Statement relating to the period January 2019 to December 2019

The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 became operational on 15 July 2014. The Act provides a statutory framework within which current or former staff members of the Office of the Attorney General can raise concerns regarding potential wrongdoing within the workplace that has come to their attention, in the knowledge that they can avail of significant employment and other protections if they are penalised or suffer any detriment for doing so.

The Act specifies that the Office must publish, no later than 30 June each year, details relating to Protected Disclosures made within the Office in the immediately preceding year.

Consequently, I wish to formally report that in the period from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019 no Protected Disclosures were received from current or former staff within this Office.

Lynda O'Regan
Head of Administration
29 June 2020


Statement relating to the period January 2018 to December 2018

The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 became operational on 15 July 2014. The Act provides a statutory framework within which current or former staff members of the Office of the Attorney General can raise concerns regarding potential wrongdoing within the workplace that has come to their attention, in the knowledge that they can avail of significant employment and other protections if they are penalised or suffer any detriment for doing so.

The Act specifies that the Office must publish, no later than 30 June each year, details relating to Protected Disclosures made within the Office in the immediately preceding year.

Consequently, I wish to formally report that in the period from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018 no Protected Disclosures were received from current or former staff within this Office.

Lynda O'Regan
Head of Administration
28th June 2019


Statement relating to the period January 2017 to December 2017

The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 became operational on 15 July 2014. The Act provides a statutory framework within which Office of the Attorney General current or former staff members can raise concerns regarding potential wrongdoing within the workplace that has come to their attention, in the knowledge that they can avail of significant employment and other protections if they are penalised or suffer any detriment for doing so.

The Act specifies that the Office must publish, no later than 30 June each year, details relating to protected disclosures made within the Office in the immediately preceding year.

Consequently, I wish to formally report that in the period from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017 no protected disclosures were received from current or former staff within this Office.

Lynda O'Regan
Head of Administration
29 June 2018


Statement relating to the period July 2016 to June 2017

The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 became operational on 15 July 2014. The Act provides a statutory framework within which Office of the Attorney General current or former staff members can raise concerns regarding potential wrongdoing within the workplace that has come to their attention, in the knowledge that they can avail of significant employment and other protections if they are penalised or suffer any detriment for doing so.

The Act specifies that the Office must publish, no later than 30 June each year, details relating to protected disclosures made within the Office in the immediately preceding year.

Consequently, I wish to formally report that in the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017 no protected disclosures were received from current or former staff within this Office.

Padraig McMahon
Head of Administration
30 June 2017


Statement relating to the period July 2014 to June 2016

The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 became operational on 15 July 2014. The Act provides a statutory framework within which Office of the Attorney General current or former staff members can raise concerns regarding potential wrongdoing within the workplace that has come to their attention, in the knowledge that they can avail of significant employment and other protections if they are penalised or suffer any detriment for doing so.

The Act specifies that the Office must publish, no later than 30 June each year, details relating to protected disclosures made within the Office in the immediately preceding year.

Consequently, I wish to formally report that in the period from 15 July 2014 to 30 June 2016 no protected disclosures were received from current or former staff within this Office.

Padraig McMahon
Head of Administration
30 June 2016