Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 11 October 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

European Council Rule of Law Report 2022 and Rule of Law Situation in Ireland: Engagement with Ms Vra Jourová

Photo of Lynn RuaneLynn Ruane (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Ms Jourová covered political advertising. In Ireland, the definition of political purposes is causing issues with the Standards in Public Office Commission in regard to funding. Ms Jourová spoke about the shrinking of funding. Through her experience of doing the report, does she have any alternatives for Ireland to be able to address this anomaly in the Electoral Acts so civil society organisations are not judged in the same way as politicians or parties regarding civil society work?

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