How Many Irish Whistleblower Cases is EU Michael McGrath Aware Of?

Michael McGrath was Ireland’s Minister for Finance (2022–2024) and before that Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (2020–2022).

He is currently the European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection(since December 2024). How many of these and other Irish whistleblower cases is Michael McGrath aware of?

According to EU Directive feedback statistics from yesterday, Ireland accounts for 24 out of 43 reported cases (55.81%)—more than all the other countries combined. Moreover, the feedback deadline is at midnight tonight, so there may be more submissions to come.

Since 2013, after I raised safeguarding concerns at the International School of Geneva (Ecolint), my family and I have faced alleged reprisals, including SLAPP actions. Evidence shows blacklisting from 2013 and the role of the state official on Ecolint’s Board - and later involvement of their son, now a Geneva prosecutor. Despite confirmed Swiss court orders in my favour since 2018, they remain unenforced.

Since 2017, I have asked Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for consular assistance and made data access requests to DFA, An Garda Síochána and the Irish Prison Service. These agencies have admitted data exists, yet I have received no consular assistance and no disclosure.

Over the years, my case has reached the desks of many senior Irish and EU figures. In Ireland, Simon Coveney was directly addressed, Brendan Howlin TD raised it by parliamentary question, Micheál Martin and others made representations, Luke “Ming” Flanagan MEP intervened, and Michael McGrath was informed. At the same time, Simon Harris has dismissed it as a “private matter.” Complaints were also lodged with the Data Protection Commission (DPC), Garda Síochána, GSOC, and most recently Fiosrú. At EU level, DG JUST acknowledged my submission, and Irish-based EU representatives, including Jonathan Claridge, confirmed awareness. Despite this chain of awareness, accountability is still missing. 

So the EU's Michael McGrath, like other senior figures, has been aware of my case for some time. Yet the Irish state apparently continues to fail in its obligations under:

The Whistleblower Directive (2019/1937) - what about the  7-day acknowledgements,  3-month feedback, Article 18 logs?
GDPR / LED (Part 3 DPA 2018) – unanswered access requests?
Victims’ Rights Directive / CJ (Victims of Crime) Act 2017 – required information and support not delivered?
Anti-SLAPP frameworks – the pattern of reprisals is exactly what the EU framework is meant to prevent?
The Ombudsman and Protected Disclosures Commissioner, Ger Deering, has also been repeatedly informed and updated but has not even provided an OPDC reference?

So the question remains:
👉 Of the 24 Irish cases in the EU statistics, how many is Michael McGrath aware of—and why has there been no apparent improvement for whistleblowers?

Questions also remain at EU level.

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