Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 22 February 2018

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Estimates for Public Services 2018
Estimates for Public Services 2018
Votes 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised)

9:30 am

Photo of John DeasyJohn Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Eleven versus five. The Minister is anticipating an increase in legal fees, and that explains the matter. I have a question on lobbying activities. The brief indicates a figure of 9,000 lobbying returns per annum. How does the Minister determine whether individuals or groups report their lobbying activities accurately or correctly? How does SIPO determine that? What is its process?

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