Whistleblower 'let down and disappointed' with new protected disclosure legislation

'Overall, I’m feeling a bit let down and disappointed. Really, the new act is about future whistleblowers,' former prison guard turned whistleblower Noel McGree said about new legislation to protect those who make disclosures. Picture: Moya Nolan

New whistleblower legislation will not protect many who have already made protected disclosures, a former prison guard turned whistleblower said.

Noel McGree, who made a number of protected disclosures about alleged wrongdoing in different facets of the Irish Prison Service in March 2016, said although he was thanked by the president and Public Expenditure Minister Michael McGrath for his input to the new Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022, signed into law by Michael D Higgins on Thursday, the new law will not benefit him.