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Protection of whistleblowers.
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45.— (1) Section 24A of the Principal Act is amended—
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(a) in subsection (1) by substituting “an undertaking, an associate of an undertaking, an association of undertakings or a postal service provider” for “an undertaking, an associate of an undertaking or an association of undertakings”,
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(b) in subsection (2) by substituting “an undertaking, an associate of an undertaking, an association of undertakings or a postal service provider” for “an undertaking or an associate of an undertaking or an association of undertakings”,
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(c) in subsection (2) by substituting the following for paragraph (a):
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“(a) the conduct relates to the provision of—
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(i) an electronic communications network or service or an associated facility, or
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(ii) a postal service,
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and”,
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and
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(d) in subsection (5) by substituting “an undertaking, an associate of an undertaking, an association of undertakings or a postal service provider” for “an undertaking, an associate of an undertaking or an association of undertakings”.
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(2) Section 24B of the Principal Act is amended by substituting the following for subsection (1)—
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“(1) If an undertaking, an associate of an undertaking, an association of undertakings or a postal service provider causes detriment to a person because the person or a third person has made, or threatened to make, an appropriate disclosure of information to the Commission or a law enforcement authority (such as the Garda Síochána) about the conduct of the undertaking, the associate, the association or the postal service provider, the person has a right of action in tort against the undertaking, associate, association or postal service provider, as the case may be.”.
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(3) Section 24C of the Principal Act is amended by substituting “an undertaking, an associate of an undertaking, an association of undertakings or a postal service provider” for “an undertaking, an associate of an undertaking or an association of undertakings”.
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