Department of Social Protection sacked or transferred 20 staff for breaching standards

Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys, whose department implements the Civil Service Disciplinary Code (2016), said 25 staff have been dismissed from the department since 2011.

Twenty staff members of the Department of Social Protection have either been dismissed, transferred or left their position over breaches of standards since 2017.

The breaches which led to the dismissals have included breaching the code of standards and behaviour and breaching the data protection policy of the department. One dismissal related to the breach of standards required of staff members who are also customers of the Department of Social Protection policy.