Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 6 April 2017
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage
10:00 am
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Chairman, the most likely way in which an issue might arise might be in terms of the returns that a member might make. As an example, it is entirely possible that somebody who is subject to this legislation could furnish a return that the standards commissioner believes is not compliant with the legislation. On the back of that, he or she would initiate the investigation in the matter. There would be information shared with the standards commissioners that is not in the public arena and because it is not in the public arena, it will not prompt a complaint.
On the possibility of a commissioner going rogue, to use the Deputy's phrase, though I think that is dramatic language, for what would happen here - - - - -
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