11 gardaí investigated for bullying following HR complaints this year
Image: Niall Carson/PA Wire Image: Niall Carson/PA Wire AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA has investigated dozens of complaints of bullying and sexual harassment by gardaí against other members of the force in recent years, according to figures released to TheJournal.ie.
Last year’s figures represent a drop in the overall number of complaints in the previous two years, with 17 complaints of bullying by gardaí made in both 2017 and 2018. Last year, 15 complaints were forwarded for investigation, two of which were upheld and one of which was not upheld. 12 are the subject of ongoing appeals.
All four complaints were forwarded for investigation, with one allegation upheld each year. However, one complaint in 2015 was not upheld and one complaint from 2018 is still being investigated.
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