Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 November 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

General Scheme of a Public Sector Standards Bill: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 pm

Mr. Jim O'Keeffe:

I will add the following by way of support. This committee would have a useful function in examining and looking at best practice in other countries. The issue raised by Deputy Boyd Barrett is not one that we have looked at in detail, but it certainly raises aspects as to whether we can improve what is there and whether it would have a role in the context of the proposed Bill. That is a useful area that might lead to amendments.