# Whistleblowers

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# Oireachtas agenda

Whistleblowers, charities, Phil Hogan... and everything else happening in Leinster House today

What’s going on down on Kildare Street? Well, you asked…

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Feb 4th 2014, 9:00 AM

Voices

Damien Kiberd: Are whistleblowers saints? The ethics can be complicated.

As Ireland has discovered following the row over the cancellation of penalty points for motoring offences, the ethics of whistleblowing can be most complicated, writes Damien Kiberd.

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Feb 2nd 2014, 8:00 AM

# behind closed doors

Garda whistleblower will speak to PAC today...but you won't be able to watch

Garda sergeant Maurice McCabe will speak to TDs in private session later today.

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Jan 30th 2014, 7:15 AM

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Column: Shatter's focus is on whistleblowers themselves, rather than their allegations

The investigation into the penalty point controversy is minimising the independence of the Garda Ombudsman: the body won’t have autonomous access to the PULSE system or any remit to examine the Commissioner’s role, writes Mick Wallace TD.

Jan 28th 2014, 12:29 PM

# Penalty Points

We'll find out later today if a serving garda sergeant will appear before the PAC

But Maurice McCabe’s possible appearance before members of the Public Accounts Committee could yet end-up in the courts.

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Jan 28th 2014, 6:15 AM

# Whistleblowers

Callinan has “no difficulty” in providing information to PAC

The Commissioner said that he would not discuss the issue of serving sergeant Maurice McCabe appearing before the PAC.

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Jan 24th 2014, 10:50 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

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Jan 23rd 2014, 4:51 PM

# SNOWDEN

Snowden insists Russia has no access to NSA files

In an interview with The New York Times, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden says that he did not take any documents with him to Moscow.

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Oct 18th 2013, 8:32 AM

# Whistleblowers

Whistleblowers could get up to five years' pay if dismissed unfairly

Newly-published bill concerning employees who report wrongdoing outlines extra measures to protect them.

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Jul 3rd 2013, 1:59 PM

# Whistleblowers

Greater protections for whistleblowers after penalty points furore

Eamon Gilmore said that legislation is currently being drawn up which will be put before government shortly.

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May 22nd 2013, 1:13 PM

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Column: Secrecy has led to shameful practices in Ireland - whistle-blower law is needed now

If the economic downturn has taught us anything, it is the importance of exposing systemic wrong doing, writes Louise Bayliss.

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Feb 7th 2013, 7:00 AM

# Penalty Points

Shatter: Allegations on penalty points concern only 'small minority' of cases

The justice minister says fewer than 300 alleged driving offences are being questioned, out of a total of almost 1.5 million.

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Dec 11th 2012, 3:01 PM

# Penalty Points

Garda Commissioner: Investigation into penalty points cancellations will be 'rigorous'

Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan said there was “no question” that a culture of non-enforcement of penalties was being tolerated by the Gardaí.

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Dec 7th 2012, 11:18 AM

# Whistleblowers

Government publishes draft legislation aimed at protecting whistleblowers

The final legislation is expected to be published by Minister Brendan Howlin later this year.

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Feb 27th 2012, 6:30 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

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Feb 20th 2012, 4:50 PM

# Whistleblowers

Draft legislation to protect whistleblowers to be published

The proposed legislation would extend protection to public and private sector workers seeking to expose wrongdoing.

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Feb 20th 2012, 1:34 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things to know by 9am, including: Final day of Xi visit, Greece set for €130bn loan, Bank of Ireland cuts its losses, and are you hungry enough for a test tube hamburger?

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Feb 20th 2012, 8:29 AM

# Whistleblowers

Cabinet to discuss protection for whistleblowers

The issue of whistleblowers, which is contained in the Programme for Government, has been highlighted in recent weeks following the dismissal of Louise Bayliss.

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Jan 30th 2012, 3:49 PM

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Column: Whistleblowers in banking are doing the right thing - but not for themselves

Former trader Nick Leeson finds that those who try to expose problems in the banking sector and would be heroes anywhere else are made pariahs in their world.

Nov 14th 2011, 8:30 PM

# Whistleblowers

Former Wikileaks spokesman claims he deleted thousands of files

Daniel Domscheit-Berg says he destroyed about 3,500 unpublished documents that had been forwarded to the whistleblowing website in order to protect sources.

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Aug 22nd 2011, 3:05 PM