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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 7:In page 22, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following:"(14) In subsection (11)(f)—"political group of the European Parliament" means a group formed in accordance with the rules of procedure of the European Parliament; "political party" means a political party registered in the Register of Political Parties in accordance with section 25 of the Electoral Act...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 8 lays out what a private declarable interest is. It defines what an individual asset is and considers what a liability could be. It refers to an exemption in respect of a relative, except a spouse or child of the official, where the interest of that relative could be perceived to be inconsistent with the public official discharging his or her duties.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: They are dealt with in section 8(1)(b), which refers to assets. It reads, "any individual asset of the public official concerned ... but excluding pensions, or an interest in the private home of the official or of the official’s spouse".

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 7(9) deals with spouses and children. It refers to any interest being an interest of the spouse or a child of the public official concerned and of which the public official has actual knowledge that the interest could reasonably be perceived to be connected with the performance of his or her functions. It is also dealt with in section 8(10), which states: "The reference in subsection...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 8:In page 23, lines 34 and 35, to delete "European Parliament Elections Act 1997" and substitute "European Parliament Elections Act 1997)". Section 9(1) provides that nothing in the Act will prevent a person who is otherwise eligible to be a candidate in an election for either House of the Oireachtas, a local authority, or the European Parliament for a constituency in...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 10 provides for the standards of integrity required of every public official. The key part of that is section 10(1), which makes it clear that it is the duty of every public official to maintain proper standards of integrity and concern for the public interest and to use resources effectively.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 9:In page 24, line 16, after "(1)" to insert "and any subsequent provision of this section". Section 11 prohibits a public official from seeking or extracting from any other person other than the official's employer any benefit, remuneration, fee, reward or other favour for anything done or not done by virtue of his or her employment. I have already spoken about the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 10:In page 24, line 17, after "subsection" to insert "or provision".

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 11:In page 25, between lines 36 and 37, to insert the following:"(4) Subsection (3)is in addition to, and does not derogate from, a provision of any other enactment requiring a public official to disclose an interest of a kind specified in that other enactment or to take, or refrain from taking, action similar to what a public official must take, or refrain from taking,...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 13 provides for ad hocdeclarations by public officials and lays out procedures where a public official has actual knowledge that he or she is a connected person. It looks at whether they have a declarable interest or hold any office for which they do not get paid but which could be perceived as a conflict of interest and makes clear that in these cases, an ad hoc declaration must be made.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 12:In page 27, to delete line 12 and substitute "or any other person.".

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 15 deals with some of the issues we discussed earlier relating to land. This may be the space in which we deal with Deputy Calleary's concerns regarding how we define dealing or developing. Section 15 prohibits members of local authorities from acquiring or disposing of land or an interest in it or dealing in any professional capacity with land during their term of office and for...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The main part that is new here is section 15(3), which concerns the period of two years after the expiry of that term of office. This has been prompted by a recommendation from the Mahon tribunal.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 15(2) refers to a development plan. If people had a piece of land that was the subject of a development plan and subject to a decision in respect of a variation of a development plan, which is captured in section 15(2)(ii), they would not be allowed to dispose of that land or indeed purchase it for a period of two years after the expiry of their term as a local authority member.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I do not believe it does but I can check and come back to the Deputy because it is pretty clear that the subsection refers to local authority members. I can revert to the Deputy but as the Bill is drafted, it just refers to local authority members.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Is that in terms of any change that could be occurring?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: We can do that. Do members think the inclusion of a spouse or family member should be looked at?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 13:In page 29, line 36, to delete “the 6” and substitute “than 6”.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 14:In page 30, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following:“(9) The obligation under subsection (2) or (3) shall not apply in relation to the year following the year in which the person concerned ceases to be a Category A public official (or in relation to any subsequent year in which he or she continues to be no longer such an official).”. I am...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The amendment refers to both the format and means. The term "format" relates to doing it electronically, while that of "means" refers to the method of access. I can certainly consider that point. As the law is currently drafted, one has to either provide a tax clearance certificate or indicate to the Revenue Commissioners that one is getting one's affairs in order and is likely to be able...