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Protected Disclosures

    Protected Disclosure

     

    What is Protected Disclosure?

     

    The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (as amended) provides a framework to protect workers who wish to report information about certain wrongdoing. Workers include current and former: employees, contractors, agency workers, trainees, shareholders, board members, members of the administrative, management or supervisory body of an undertaking, volunteers, job candidates and contractors involved in pre-contractual negotiations. Public bodies are required to establish, maintain, and operate internal reporting channels and procedures for the making of reports and for conducting follow-up to reports.

     

    Enterprise Ireland’s Protected Disclosure Policy can be viewed here. This policy details our reporting channels and procedures for the making of reports and for conducting follow-up to reports.

     

    Further information from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the legislation can be found at www.gov.ie/protected-disclosures

     

     

    Procedures for making a report to Enterprise Ireland

     

    Anyone making a report should complete the Enterprise Ireland Employee disclosure Reporting Form (.doc)

     

    Any report should include the following at a minimum:

    • Date submitted
    • Date of the alleged wrongdoing
    • Detail of alleged wrongdoing including whether it is ongoing, what has occurred and how.
    • Names of any person allegedly involved (if appropriate)
    • Detail of whether the wrongdoing was previously raised and to whom
    • Confidential contact details of the discloser (as appropriate)
    • Any other relevant information
       

    The detail of the disclosure should be sufficient to enable a person without prior knowledge to understand the issue. Disclosures should be submitted to the dedicated email address protecteddisclosures@enterprise-ireland.com
     

    Transparency Legal Advice Centre provides free legal advice to persons wishing to speak up about wrongdoing. The service can be accessed by calling the Speak Up Helpline +353 1800 844 866.

     

     

    Record of Protected Disclosures Received by Enterprise Ireland

     

    Enterprise Ireland received no protected disclosures in 2024.

     

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