Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 June 2025
52. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his plans to introduce the Attorney General into the regime of codes of conduct for office holders that are provided for in the Standards in Public Office Act 2001. [32861/25]
View answerWe have committed in the Programme for Government to “update the Ethics in Public Office legislation”, which includes the Standards in Public Office Act 2001. This follows a wide-ranging review of the legislative framework that my Department undertook during the last Government, the Report and findings of which were published in February 2023.
I am now moving to consider in detail the outstanding policy issues to determine the most appropriate way to move forward on the Programme for Government commitment. I envisage that proposals to be brought forward in this area will provide for Codes of Conduct on a general basis, and that the particular matter to which the Deputy’s question refers will be considered as part of this process.
My ultimate goal in this is to create a fit-for-purpose and easy to understand ethical framework that contributes to the quality, efficacy, and transparency of our system and builds on the strengths of our existing framework.
