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Department of Transport Protected Disclosures
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The Department of Transport has updated its Protected Disclosures policy to take account of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022.
The following people can make a protected disclosure under the Department of Transport’s policy:
All ‘’workers’’ in the department as defined in section 3 of the Act, including:
- current and former employees
- volunteers
- independent contractors
- trainees
- job candidates
The policy sets out the process by which a worker can make a protected disclosure, the way in which such reports are handled and what the department will do to protect the reporting person.
The Department of Transport and its Management Board is strongly committed to supporting a culture where all our workers can safely speak up and report any concerns of relevant wrongdoing as defined in the legislation, and to provide the necessary supports to those who raise genuine concerns.
Free and independent supports are available to anyone considering making, or having made, a protected disclosure. Anyone can contact the free and confidential 'Speak Up' helpline (1800 844 866) or use the Secure Report Form, email, post, or Signal app), which is operated by Transparency International Ireland. This is completely independent of the department.
Electronic disclosures should be emailed to ProtectedDisclosuresInternal@transport.gov.ie
Protected Disclosures made by post should be marked confidential and sent to:
Claire Martinez, Head of Function, Central Policy Coordination and Reform Division, Department of Transport, Leeson Lane, Dublin 2, D02 TR60.
If a worker is or was employed in a public body, the worker may make a protected disclosure to a relevant Minister.
A “relevant Minister” is defined as a Minister with responsibility for the public body concerned in whom functions, whether statutory or otherwise, as respects the public body, are vested, or a Minister of State to whom any such function is delegated. In general, this will be the Minister for the parent department of the public body.
Electronic disclosures should be emailed to ProtectedDisclosuresMinister@transport.gov.ie
Protected Disclosures made by post should be marked confidential and sent to:
Minister / Minister of State for Transport, Department of Transport, Leeson Lane, Dublin 2, D02 TR60.
Protected Disclosures received by the Minister or Minister for State will be forwarded directly to the Protected Disclosures Commissioner within 10 calendar days of receipt. Any queries or further correspondence should be directed to the Commissioner.
Certain persons are prescribed to receive protected disclosures (“prescribed persons ”). This includes the heads or senior officials of a range of bodies involved in the supervision or regulation of certain sectors of the economy or society.
The full list of prescribed persons is contained in SI 367 of 2020.
