Penalised whistleblower prison officer to address PAC

An Irish Prison Service whistleblower who was found to have been penalised after making a protected disclosure is to give evidence to the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee this week.

The prison officer will appear before the committee in private session on Thursday after a planned appearance last month was postponed. The committee chairman, Fianna Fáil TD Sean Fleming, confirmed the hearing. “He has made a protected disclosure and he has issues in relation ...