Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 4 December 2025
253. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of Departments that have notified his Department since 2020 of internal policies or protocols for managing conflicts of interest in healthcare-related policy development; and if he will provide a list of those Departments. [68785/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe statutory framework for ethics in public life covers matters such as conflicts of interest and applies to elected and appointed public officials. The Code of Standards and Behaviour for Civil Servants, which is also under the auspices of my Department, contains conflict of interest provisions for civil servants. While these general provisions apply to the civil servants of all Government Departments, any further internal policies or protocols are a matter for individual Departments and there is no requirement under this regime that they be notified to my Department. In the above context, I am not aware of any such notification since 2020.
