New measures to allow for the imposition of sanctions, including a ban on lobbying for two years, to come into effect from this weekend
Standards in Public Office Commission (Sipo)
Former Minister of State resigned in August 2022 over failing to register all his property interests
Social Democrats TD Róisín Shortall says ‘not a hope in hell’ of reform Bill being passed before general election
People Before Profit councillor Hazel De Nortúin submitted complaint which has been referred back to Standards in Public Office
The Sligo-Leitrim TD claimed the actions of SIPO had deprived him of his right to privacy as guaranteed under the Irish Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights
Lack of independent scrutiny raises questions about spending of public money in family and care referendums
New Senior Posts Remuneration Committee is to be established to look at pay in high-level public sector posts - but not ministers
Paul Murphy’s lawyers said reasoning for rejecting his complaint ‘legally inadequate’
Former minister omitted to declare all properties in annual returns
People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy discloses total of €3,000 in donations from three individuals
Parliamentary body rejects claim by Web Summit founder that Micheál Martin abused Dáil privilege by speaking about funding of The Ditch website
Tom Enright, subject of critical Sipo report in 2022, denies making off-air verbal attack on presenter Alan Corcoran
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Gardaí now believe only a fraction of the gold is owned by the National Party with the rest owned by senior party members
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