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Why would anyone want to be a whistleblower in this country

whippet · 2020-12-22 09:44:50

It seems that blowing the whistle and making protected disclosures in this country only serves to ensure that you become the target. https://www.independent.ie/news/social-worker-who-made-protected-disclosure-about-care-of-grace-takes-high-court-action-to-stop-her-employer-from-dismissing-her-39889509.html we all know what…

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22-12-2020 10:44am

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It seems that blowing the whistle and making protected disclosures in this country only serves to ensure that you become the target.

https://www.independent.ie/news/social-worker-who-made-protected-disclosure-about-care-of-grace-takes-high-court-action-to-stop-her-employer-from-dismissing-her-39889509.html

we all know what happened to Maurice McCabe - and it seems the HSE are not to fond of people speaking out either.

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#2 22-12-2020 10:48am
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Par for the course I'm afraid a lot of the time.

It can often be easier and less work on the civil service to target the complainer than the complaint. TUSLA have been known to do this.

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#3 22-12-2020 11:05am
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Seems to be a good bit in the media at the moment about it from different areas of the Government:

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40188183.html

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