There have been 93 allegations of bullying or sexual harassment across Government departments since 2011. A total of 51 claims of bullying and sexual harassment were made in the Department of Social Protection between 2013 and last year. Twelve of these were investigated by the department, with two claims upheld. Two sexual harassment claims have been lodged in the Department of Health since 2011. No reports of sexual harassment or bullying were made by staff in the Department of the Taoiseach, the Department of Communications and the Department of Defence in the period.

Source: The Irish Times January 21, 2018 18:33 UTC