Prison whistleblower criticises 'ridiculous' delay over disclosure

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A whistleblower who made a protected disclosure to the Irish Prison Service over matters relating to procurement has said it is “ridiculous” that the issues they raised have taken nearly 18 months to resolve.

The senior official within the prison service first raised a number of issues in early 2018 with line management regarding large amounts of work being placed with a particular company — which had separately held a maintenance contract with the IPS since 2014 — allegedly outside of any valid tender or procurement process.