Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 March 2014
125. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to detail the steps he has taken to implement the recommendations of the Moriarty tribunal since its publication almost three years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10355/14]
View answerThe second report of the Moriarty Tribunal (March 2011) contains one recommendation (62.15) directly relevant to my area of responsibilities - that office holders should be able to elect voluntarily to have their financial affairs audited by the Standards Commission. This affects the Ethics Acts 1995-2001.
Following the publication of the Final Report of the Mahon Tribunal in March 2012, I announced a comprehensive review of how the existing ethics legislation should be reformed to ensure a single, comprehensive legislative framework grounded on a clear and comprehensive set of principles is developed. In that context, I am considering, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, the appropriate approach to the implementation of the relevant recommendations of the Moriarty and Mahon Tribunals. Drafting of the general scheme of a Bill to overhaul the current ethics framework is now at an advanced stage.
