Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the proposed appointments to the board of the Standards in Public Office Commission. It is, however, unfortunate that the Minister did not ensure the appointments were made in a more timely manner. As people will recall, it emerged just days before Christmas that the commission would not be able to advance current investigations or initiate new ones without its full complement of board members. Two of the positions became vacant in early December.

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