Protected Disclosures Annual Report 2024
Annual Report of Irish Aviation Authority under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014
Section 22 of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 requires the publication of an Annual Report relating to Protected Disclosures received.
Pursuant to this requirement, the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) herby confirm that 13 external reports were made or transmitted under sections 7, 7A, 10C and 10D of the Act in 2024.
Of the13 external reports, 7 were received via the external reporting channel established under section 7(2B) of the Act, 1 was transmitted by another prescribed person under section 7A(1)(b)(vi) of the Act and 5 were transmitted by the Protected Disclosures Commissioner under section 10C(1)(b) of the Act.
With respect to the assessment of reports, of the total number of reports received in 2024, 2 were awaiting completion of assessment at year end and a further 4 were assessed as warranting further follow-up.
No reports were transmitted to another prescribed person or the Protected Disclosures Commissioner. No reports were closed because the report was clearly minor. 2 reports were closed and a further 2 reports were partially closed due to a lack of information or evidence, and 2 reports were partially closed because they were repetitive and contained no meaningful new information. 1 report was referred to another more relevant procedure. Of the total number of reports received in 2024, 4 reports were assessed as warranting no further follow-up.
With respect to the investigation into the reports, 4 investigations were opened in 2024. 1 report was carried over from the previous year. Of the total number of reports received in 2024, 2 reports were closed in 2024 and 3 remained open at the end of the calendar year. Of the number of investigations reported as open at the end of the calendar year, 3 were open less than 1 year.
Of the investigations opened in 2024, no reports involved allegations of criminal offences, but all 13 involved allegations of breaches of a legal obligation.
Of the total number of reports received in 2024, 1 was made anonymously, resulting in an investigation being opened.
There were no internal Reports made under section 6 of the Act.
The IAA processes reports in accordance with the internal and external reporting channels and procedures established in accordance with the Protected Disclosures Act 2014.