Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 November 2023
224. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of statements of interests for the purposes of Section 19 that have been filed by his special advisors in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will provide a schedule of same. [47657/23]
View answerSpecial advisors are responsible to the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) in relation to filing of Section 19 Statements of Interests. Where a Statement of Interest is furnished, it is to be laid before the Oireachtas. There is no obligation on a special advisor to furnish a nil statement where no interests exist. Accountable issues in relation to Special Advisors are defined in declarations to be made under the Ethics in Public office Act.
