Investigation into ministerial failures to protect whistleblower

The investigation has arisen out of a protected disclosure from a retired prison officer, another part of which involves a possible Garda investigation into fraud and theft in the service. Picture: Dan Linehan

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar is among a group of senior politicians and public officials who will be investigated for allegedly failing to protect a whistleblower in the Irish Prison Service. The investigation could fundamentally change how politicians deal with a person making a protected disclosure.

The investigation has arisen out of a protected disclosure from a retired prison officer, another part of which involves a possible Garda investigation into fraud and theft in the service.