Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 70: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the ten specific amendments to the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995 suggested by SIPO in its most recent annual report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29569/07]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Some of the proposals for the amendment of the Ethics Acts suggested by the Standards in Public Office Commission are of a technical nature. The more substantive of the Commission's proposals are being examined, though I should say that I have no plans for the preparation of a consolidated Ethics Bill at this stage. Furthermore, as I have already indicated in response to previous Parliamentary Questions, I do not intend to amend the legislation to allow the Standards Commission to appoint inquiry officers to carry out preliminary inquiries where a formal complaints has not been made.