Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)

I wish to ask the Taoiseach about two matters. First, when does he propose to introduced the promised European defence agency Bill? Second, the report of the Standards in Public Office Commission was made in the context of the referendum in July last year. A request was made to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government that legislative sanctions be introduced concerning third parties who failed to provide information on their spending. Will the Minister introduce legislation to ensure that third parties engaged in referenda will have to respond to statutory requests by the Standards in Public Office Commission to provide adequate information? If appropriate sanctions were in place they would have to comply with such requests.

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