Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 239: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will list the number of public bodies under her auspice in which members of the board, employees, staff and other persons are required to complete forms under the ethics in public office rules, framework and regulations; and the number of persons required to complete these forms in respect of each public body under her Department and including her Department. [2081/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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1Under the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995, all civil servants, and public servants in prescribed public bodies, at Principal Officer level and above are required to make Annual Statement of Interest returns. In addition, board members of prescribed public bodies and certain less senior staff in prescribed 'designated positions' in the civil service or prescribed public bodies, e.g. staff dealing with contracts or in commercially sensitive areas, are also required to make such returns.

The public bodies under the aegis of my Department that have such responsibilities are the Pensions Board and the Citizens Information Board.

The number of persons subject to these requirements in 2011 was:

The Pensions Board 27

Citizens Information Board 32

Department of Social Protection 249

These figures for my Department do not take into account the merger of the former CWS staff and FAS staff with the Department. This will be reviewed in the current year and any further designations necessary action will be assigned.