Sipo has said for many years that it wants more ‘teeth’ to hold politicians to account and the opposition say those reforms cannot be delayed any longer.
LONG OVERDUE REFORM of Ireland’s ethics legislation must not be further delayed, according to Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall.
Due to his Department’s oversight of Standards in Public Office , Donohoe has since recused himself from some of his duties as Public Expenditure Minister relating to the ethics watchdog. To hammer home its messages, Sipo’s annual report lists a number of the recommendations it has made to date.These include the call from Sipo to be able to can appoint someone to look into a matter of concern even if no complaint has been made.
In 2017, Sipo also said, “explicit provision should be made to allow complaints against members of the Oireachtas in circumstances where the matter has come to light after the member has left office”. This has also been an issue far in advance of the Troy and English controversies. He said Ireland needs to “up-date and modernise” ethics legislation, as to not do so will only further damage public trust and confidence in politicians and politics, which he acknowledged is not good for the country.Shortall has called for a review of ethics legislation which was carried out to be published this week.
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