# standards-in-public-office-commission - Friday 12 October, 2018
Gallagher has committed to introduce 20 ‘special initiatives’ in his first 20 weeks in office if he is elected.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Monday 17 September, 2018
An SIPO hearing into Hugh McElvaney’s alleged breach of the ethics of public office heard the reporter was “no doubt attractive”.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Thursday 20 April, 2017
“Obviously, in hindsight, it was wrong, there is no question about that,” Richard Hickey said.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Sunday 22 January, 2017
Sipo has ruled that Brian Ó Domhnaill contravened ethics legislation, something he has strongly denied.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Saturday 22 October, 2016
The disputed expense claims date back to 2006 and 2007, when Brian Ó Domhnaill was a member of Donegal County Council.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Wednesday 13 July, 2016
Here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.
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Legal and translation fees connected with the case have added up to a significant amount.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Monday 15 September, 2014
Its members spent the most in the Dublin West and Longford Westmeath by-elections, the Standards in Public Office Commission said.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Friday 8 August, 2014
The Standards in Public Office (SIPO) Commision says the matter remains with the gardaÃ.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Thursday 7 August, 2014
SIPO received complaints about the former justice minister from the two outspoken politicians.
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A certain Tipperary North politician…
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Thursday 3 July, 2014
Note: Labour and Fianna Fáil aren’t in the running.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Tuesday 14 January, 2014
Under legislation giving effect to SIPO, the two appointments are required to be a former judge and a former politician and will need the approval of both the Dáil and Seanad.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Thursday 26 September, 2013
Almost 400 complaints had been received about the TD’s business dealings in Wigan.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Tuesday 23 July, 2013
The complaints concerned alleged contraventions of the Ethics Acts by Lowry with regards to his ownership of lands in Wigan in the northwest of England.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Wednesday 19 June, 2013
Ben Gilroy failed to file documentation related to his donations and expenses during the Meath East by-election but will qualify for reimbursement of expenses once he does.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Thursday 6 June, 2013
SIPO has postponed indefinitely an investigation into allegations over Brian Ó Domhnaill’s expenses while on Donegal County Council.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Thursday 30 May, 2013
SIPO has been investigating allegations over Brian Ó Domhnaill’s expenses while on Donegal County Council since last year.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Friday 17 May, 2013
The Wexford TD says the allegations made by Alan Shatter on live TV about an alleged motoring offence are unsubstantiated.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Thursday 25 April, 2013
Parties are only required to disclose donations worth over €5,078.95 – but only three parties disclosed any donations at all.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Friday 15 February, 2013
TDs, Senators and MEPs are only legally required to disclose donations if a single donor gives more than €634.87.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Friday 11 January, 2013
The guidelines also address corporate donations to parties and include strict rules on transparency.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Wednesday 28 November, 2012
SIPO will be asked to investigate whether Michael Lowry breached ethics laws by not declaring his interests in land in Wigan.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Tuesday 30 October, 2012
The Dáil’s committee on members interests says TDs failed to honour their obligations by leaving their former council jobs out of their annual Register of Members’ Interests.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Wednesday 12 September, 2012
The public ethics watchdog believes TDs should declare council positions if they receive a severance pay-off – but of 22 TDs and Senators, only four did so.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Tuesday 29 May, 2012
The Standards in Public Office Commission has released new data this evening on how much the State gave political parties and how much parties received in disclosed donations.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Friday 25 May, 2012
Fine Gael has said it is treating Senator Pat O’Neill’s failure to provide tax clearance “with the utmost seriousness”.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Sunday 8 April, 2012
Diarmaid Ó Cadhla, who ran in Cork South-Central, says legislation requiring him to disclose donations is unconstitutional.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Thursday 22 March, 2012
TDs will abandon legislative plans next week to discuss the report’s findings on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Thursday 28 April, 2011
The Standards in Public Office commission says candidates in the Donegal South-West by-election will receive €38,795 in refunds.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Thursday 14 April, 2011
Terence Slowey claimed he made the excess claims in error but he could now face expulsion from the party.
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# standards-in-public-office-commission - Friday 17 September, 2010
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