Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 November 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Engagement with AILG and LAMA

4:00 pm

Photo of Dara CallearyDara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The suggestion from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is that many of the provisions included in the Bill already apply to local authority members and do not apply to Oireachtas Members. It argues that the purpose of the Bill is to tidy up matters, but the AILG clearly begs to differ. Does the Bill have the potential to frighten people away from running for local office?