Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 9 February 2022
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised)
Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
I will have to check that for the Chairman. I know that when people are appointed to certain boards, their legal duty is to the board, which may prohibit them from reporting to individuals about matters relating to the board, governance and so on. That is problematic for public officials on boards because their ultimate loyalty should be to public service. Nonetheless, if a public servant is on a board, the nature of the board means that the person has to behave properly in the context of that board. I do not know the specifics of this case. Some opportunities would arise for people to alert me about certain issues.
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