Written answers

Tuesday, 29 March 2011

Department of Finance

Register of Lobbyists

10:00 pm

Photo of Billy KelleherBilly Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance the instructions he has given to Ministers or officials regarding recording of lobbying activity or to limiting the lobbying access to Government of any persons or groups. [5728/11]

Photo of Michael NoonanMichael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The Government has committed to introduce a statutory register of lobbyists and to establishing rules concerning the practice of lobbying. The Government will advance these matters as part of its implementation of its other undertakings on Open Government, including corporate donations and whistleblowers provision and the creation of a new Electoral Commission. It will be necessary to consider the introduction of legislation to underpin these initiatives.

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