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WRC hears Garda data whistleblower has taken ill
2024-03-07
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The Workplace Relations Commission continued its hearing into claims by Garda whistleblower Lois West, who was absent after her legal team said she was unwell due to the stress of the proceedings. West, a former deputy head of the Garda Siochana Analysis Service, has complained under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and the Payment of Wages Act 1991 against the Garda Commissioner, the government and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. She alleges her career has been stymied since she testified to the Oireachtas about errors in Garda homicide data six years ago and that the force mishandled her complaint about bullying and sexual harassment by a senior official. The tribunal sat until 8 pm to accommodate evidence from Garda chief information officer Andrew O'Sullivan and HR director Edmund O'Reilly. The hearing is continuing late into the evening for the second time this week.
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What: Report matter: WRC hears Garda data whistleblower has taken ill. Procedural stage: trial
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- February 2020 Other
- 2024-03-07 Publication
Why: Ms West had already left the hearing room when her legal team told the tribunal they were unable to take instruction because their client was unwell as a result of the stress of the proceedings. CNI source report
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