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Tuesday 29 September 2020
Eight political parties qualified for Exchequer funding in 2018.
SIPO today released details of the expenses and donations during the 2018 presidential election campaign.
Two members of the party are running as independents in the upcoming elections.
Gallagher has committed to introduce 20 ‘special initiatives’ in his first 20 weeks in office if he is elected.
An SIPO hearing into Hugh McElvaney’s alleged breach of the ethics of public office heard the reporter was “no doubt attractive”.
“Obviously, in hindsight, it was wrong, there is no question about that,” Richard Hickey said.
Sipo has ruled that Brian Ó Domhnaill contravened ethics legislation, something he has strongly denied.
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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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Legal and translation fees connected with the case have added up to a significant amount.
Its members spent the most in the Dublin West and Longford Westmeath by-elections, the Standards in Public Office Commission said.
The Standards in Public Office (SIPO) Commision says the matter remains with the gardaí.
SIPO received complaints about the former justice minister from the two outspoken politicians.
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Note: Labour and Fianna Fáil aren’t in the running.
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.
Almost 400 complaints had been received about the TD’s business dealings in Wigan.
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.
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.
SIPO has postponed indefinitely an investigation into allegations over Brian Ó Domhnaill’s expenses while on Donegal County Council.
SIPO has been investigating allegations over Brian Ó Domhnaill’s expenses while on Donegal County Council since last year.
The Wexford TD says the allegations made by Alan Shatter on live TV about an alleged motoring offence are unsubstantiated.
Parties are only required to disclose donations worth over €5,078.95 – but only three parties disclosed any donations at all.
TDs, Senators and MEPs are only legally required to disclose donations if a single donor gives more than €634.87.
The guidelines also address corporate donations to parties and include strict rules on transparency.
SIPO will be asked to investigate whether Michael Lowry breached ethics laws by not declaring his interests in land in Wigan.
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.
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.
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.
Fine Gael has said it is treating Senator Pat O’Neill’s failure to provide tax clearance “with the utmost seriousness”.
Diarmaid Ó Cadhla, who ran in Cork South-Central, says legislation requiring him to disclose donations is unconstitutional.
TDs will abandon legislative plans next week to discuss the report’s findings on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
The Standards in Public Office commission says candidates in the Donegal South-West by-election will receive €38,795 in refunds.
Terence Slowey claimed he made the excess claims in error but he could now face expulsion from the party.
The competition says it does not need to register as a lobby group, and confirms a government contribution of €300,000.
ENGLAND HAS INTRODUCED new rules that could see people receive fines of up to £10,000 if they fail to self-isolate.
This means that anyone who has tested positive or has been a close contact of a Covid-19 case and fails to quarantine could receive a hefty penalty.
There have been some calls for a similar system here too, to prevent the spread of the virus and to stop any flouting of rules.
So today we want to know: Should people who fail to self-isolate be fined?
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