Protected Disclosures

The Protected Disclosures Act 2014 came into effect on 15 July 2014. This Act provides a framework within which workers can raise concerns regarding potential wrongdoing that has come to their attention in the workplace in the knowledge that they can avail of significant and other protections if they are penalised by their employer or suffer any detriment for doing so. Click here to download a copy of the Act.

Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board has put in place a policy, which in tandem with the legislation, will encourage workers to report potential wrongdoing in the knowledge that their concerns will be taken seriously and investigated, where appropriate, and that their confidentiality will be respected. The policy highlights that it is always appropriate to raise concerns when they are based on a reasonable belief, irrespective of whether any wrongdoing is in fact subsequently identified. The policy also provides workers with guidance on how to raise concerns.

This policy applies to all Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board workers including: contractors, consultants, agency staff, former employees and interns/trainees. Click here to download a copy of the policy and click here to download a copy of the Procedure Manual.

Making Protected Disclosures

In accordance with the provisions of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board has appointed Aileen O’Sullivan as the designated officer for receiving protected disclosures. She can be contacted by telephone on 061-442100, by email at aileen.osullivan@lcetb.ie or by post at:

Aileen O’Sullivan
Compliance Officer

Corporate Services
Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board
Dooradoyle Road
Limerick,
V94 HAC4

As required by section 22 of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board confirms the following: