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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 June 2026

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Tuesday, 30 June 2026

Questions (629, 630, 631, 632, 645)

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

629. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether an organisation (details supplied) has informed his Department, Sport Ireland or any other State body of the total value of payouts, settlements, legal costs, insurance claims or related expenditure arising from bullying allegations, workplace complaints, HR disputes or employment-related claims in the past five years; whether the total value is in the region of €2.6 million; and whether he will require the organisation to provide a full breakdown of these costs. [48871/26]

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

630. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he accepts that the fact bullying-related payouts or legal costs that may have been covered by insurance does not remove the need for accountability, investigation or governance review; and his views on whether insurance coverage does not address the underlying workplace culture, harm caused to staff, reputational damage or potential failure of senior leadership oversight. [48873/26]

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

631. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that an organisation (details supplied) has a safe and properly governed workplace culture; whether any independent investigation has been undertaken into bullying allegations, HR disputes or workplace complaints within the organisation; and if he will require an independent review into whether there has been a systemic workplace culture problem within the organisation. [48875/26]

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

632. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether senior leadership within an organisation (details supplied), including the CEO and COO, have been assessed in respect of their responsibility for workplace culture, staff welfare, complaints handling and governance; and whether any accountability measures have been taken following bullying-related claims, settlements or legal disputes. [48877/26]

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

645. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department or Sport Ireland has been informed of any decision by the board of an organisation (details supplied) regarding the renewal, retention or performance review of the CEO; his views such a decision should proceed while serious concerns remain unresolved; and if he will request that any CEO contract decision be paused pending an independent governance review. [48987/26]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

I propose to take Questions Nos. 629, 630, 631, 632 and 645 together.

The organisation named is a company limited by guarantee.

Operational matters including employment oversight and governance issues do not fall under the remit of my Department.

Question No. 630 answered with Question No. 629.

Question No. 631 answered with Question No. 629.

Question No. 632 answered with Question No. 629.

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