Mr. Brian McKevitt:

Absolutely, yes. The commission has a role on what we might broadly call unethical conduct within what is called a specified act under the Standards in Public Office Act, which applies essentially to all public servants, employees of public bodies and members of State boards, as well as office holders within the meaning of the Ethics Acts, but not TDs or Senators as non-office-holders - those are a matter for the Committee on Members' Interests. However, all of those could be the subject of a protected disclosure by an employee.