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Inappropriate behaviour from council worker

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  • 06-10-2011 10:42am
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    fairydoll
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    Hi I am currently living in a council apartment in Munster and it is managed by a voluntary housing association for the council. Anyway I know the lady who is managing this association as she lives in the area. I have found out that she has been asking people who know us both about me and my circumstances. (she is asking am I with my ex or do I have a boyfriend- no to both).
    I find this completely unprofessional and a breach of privacy. She is asking about me in a local bar while she is out drinking!
    Any advice on who I can make a complaint to, the housing body orthe council directly?Any advice appreciated :)


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    El Weirdo
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    It's possible that she suspects your partner is living with you, which I presume would affect your weekly rental charge.

    Can't see a problem with it really. Sometimes, an informal chat with someone is the best way of gaining information.


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    Ray Palmer
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    Yeah they can do it and it is not inappropriate. Generally how welfare cheats are found. By asking they are not assuming you are cheating just checking you aren't. She isn't checking out of being nosey but doing her job


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    BostonB
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    Its annoying, but how is a breach if shes not giving out information but asking for it?


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    MajorMax
    Registered Users Posts: 865 ✭✭✭MajorMax


    I don't see how this is an issue unless you have something to hide?:rolleyes:


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    Slydice
    Registered Users Posts: 10,501 ✭✭✭✭Slydice


    wow, given that you haven't been contacted directly, I wonder if any inaccurate information has been passed on to the council

    maybe a letter to them outlining what you described above and your concerns and requesting any records they have relating to you personally, whenever they were created

    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/government_in_ireland/national_government/standards_and_accountability/freedom_of_information.html
    The Freedom of Information Act, 1997 (FOI) as amended by the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Act, 2003 obliges government departments, the Health Service Executive (HSE), local authorities and a range of other statutory agencies to publish information on their activites and to make personal information available to citizens.
    (later)
    A legal right for each person to have official information relating to himself/herself amended where it is incomplete, incorrect or misleading


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