Enacted 17/2022
Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022
- Introduced
- 9 Feb 2022
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
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- Implements EU directive requiring stronger protections for people reporting breaches of EU law, expanding the 2014 Protected Disclosures Act.
- Creates new Office of Protected Disclosures Commissioner to oversee whistleblower protections and investigate complaints of retaliation.
- Amends Freedom of Information, Ombudsman, and Workplace Relations Acts to strengthen whistleblower safeguards across government and employment.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 33rd Dáil9 Feb 2022
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil15 Feb 2022
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil17 Feb 2022
- Report Stage 33rd Dáil23 Mar 2022
- Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil27 Apr 2022
- Second Stage 26th Seanad27 Apr 2022
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad25 May 2022
- Report Stage 26th Seanad23 Jun 2022
- Fifth Stage 26th Seanad7 Jul 2022
- Cream List 33rd Dáil13 Jul 2022
- Enacted21 Jul 2022