Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 January 2018
241. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if bullying or sexual harassment claims have been lodged in his Department in each year since 2011; if so, the number of either complaints on an annual basis, in tabular form; if these complaints have been investigated; the outcome of each investigation; and the policies in place in his Department to combat bullying and sexual harassment. [2319/18]
View answerThere have been two complaints of bullying lodged by staff members in my Department since 2011. There have been no sexual harassment claims in the period in question. These cases were investigated fully under the “Positive Working Environment Policy” which was the Anti-Harassment, Sexual Harassment and Bullying Policy for the Civil Service in operation at the time. Following the investigation neither complaint was upheld.
|
Year |
Bullying |
Sexual Harassment |
|
2011 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
2 |
0 |
|
2013 |
0 |
0 |
|
2014 |
0 |
0 |
|
2015 |
0 |
0 |
|
2016 |
0 |
0 |
|
2017 |
0 |
0 |
|
2018* |
0 |
0 |
* to date
The Civil Service is committed to protecting the dignity and respect of staff across all organisations. The Civil Service policy ‘Dignity At Work’ was developed in partnership between Civil Service management and the Staff Panel of Unions. The policy aims to promote respect, dignity, safety and equality in the workplace. The policy has been brought to the attention of all staff and is available on my Department’s intranet. A copy of the policy can be found at the following link: http://hr.per.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/here.pdf.
