Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will just tease that out, as the Minister of State has said that previously. I do not know how many people have gone to prison as a result of breach of the Ethics in Public Office Act or how many have been fined hundreds of thousands of euro. I know people who have been reported by political parties and found to be in breach of the ethics register but there has been sanction whatsoever. They have been found to be in breach of the Ethics in Public Office Act without any sanction being applied. In view of the claim by the Minister of State that it is sufficiently strong and robust, will he elaborate on the penalties for a person who may be in contravention? Is the penalty more than a slap on the wrist and his or her name in a report?