Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 February 2026
782. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of protected disclosures which were transmitted by him to the OPDC under section 8 during the period 1 November 2025 to-date in 2026. [7787/26]
View answer783. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration regarding disclosures, the number who had not yet completed initial assessment or follow-up at the time of the cybersecurity incident affecting the OPDC in December 2025. [7788/26]
View answer784. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of such disclosures, if any, remain unread, inaccessible, or otherwise unprocessed due to the cybersecurity incident effecting the OPDC in December 2025. [7789/26]
View answer785. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the arrangements currently in place to ensure that protected disclosures made to him under section 8 can be read, assessed and followed up where the OPDC is unable to access its systems; and if he considers that a whistleblower framework in which disclosures may be lawfully made to him but cannot be read by him and may not be accessible to the OPDC complies with the requirements of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 and Directive (EU) 2019/1937. [7790/26]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 782, 783, 784 and 785 together.
I understand there were 16 reports of alleged wrongdoing received under section 8 of the Protected Disclosures Act and transmitted by my Department to the Office of the Protected Disclosures Commissioner (OPDC) between 1 November 2025 to 30 January 2026 in line with section 8 of the Protected Disclosure Act as amended.
Reports made under section 8 are received by my Department in advance of being transmitted to the OPDC. These are not required under the Act to undergo assessment or follow-up in advance of being transmitted.
I am informed that the transmission of reports was not impacted by the cyber incident affecting the OPDC nor was my Department’s processing of reports impacted by the referenced cyber incident.
My Department complies with legislation and statutory guidance for managing protected disclosures.
