The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 became operational on 15th July 2014.

The Act is intended to provide a robust statutory framework within which workers can raise concerns regarding potential wrongdoing that has come to their attention in the workplace in the knowledge that they can avail of significant employment and other protections if they are penalised by their employer or suffer any detriment for doing so.

In 2019, the European Union adopted Directive 2019/1937 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union Law (the “Directive”).

While many of the protections set out in the Directive were already provided for under the Act, an amendment to the legislation was required to implement all the Directive’s provisions. The Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 was signed into law on 21 July 2022 and commenced operation on 1 January 2023. The Act also establishes the Office of the Protected Disclosures Commissioner and appoints the Ombudsman as the Protected Disclosures Commissioner (the “Commissioner”).

Protected Disclosures can be reported to the Council’s Prescribed Person: –

Email: protecteddisclosures@monaghancoco.ie

Telephone: (047) 73765

Monaghan County Council’s Protected Disclosures Policy and Procedure is available to download here:

PROTECTED DISCLOSURES EXTERNAL REPORTING POLICY Form for reporting a Protected Disclosure to the Chief Executive
Protected Disclosures Internal Reporting Policy Form for Reporting a Protected Disclosure Internal
In accordance with Section 22 of the Protected Disclosures Act, Monaghan County Council must report on the number of protected disclosures made to the Council in the preceding year.
PROTECTED DISCLOSURES ANNUAL REPORT 2023 PROTECTED DISCLOSURES ANNUAL REPORT 2022
Protected Disclosures Annual Report 2021 Protected Disclosures Annual Report 2020
Protected Disclosures Annual Report 2019 Protected Disclosures Annual Report 2018
PROTECTED DISCLOSURES ANNUAL REPORT 2017 Protected Disclosures Annual Report 2016‌

 

 

Email: protecteddisclosures@monaghancoco.ie

Telephone: (047) 73765