Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It goes without saying that we agree with the legislation in principle and the co-ordination of local and national approaches because it is very confusing for many people and there are different places to go.

Another issue is that of conflicts of interest. It is not so much the conflict of interest of the public official that is in issue but often it is the one concerned with family and connected persons. Will Mr. Beausang talk us through that issue? A public official could have a brother who happens to run a business and they might not talk at all or they might be the best of friends. Will Mr. Beausang run through who would constitute a connected person? Matters relating to our spouses are not included in some of our declarations but may be in other cases. I forget exactly. Will Mr. Beausang talk me through this issue because it is a thorny one?