Written answers

Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Department of Justice, Equality and Defence

Departmental Bodies

8:00 pm

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 380: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will list the number of public bodies under his 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, regulations; and the number of persons required to complete these forms in respect of each public body under his Department and including his Department. [2072/12]

Photo of Alan ShatterAlan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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1The bodies under the aegis of my Department where board members and staff are required under the Ethics in Public Office Acts to complete annual returns to the Standards in Public Office Commission are the Civil Defence Board, the Army Pensions Board and the Board of Coiste an Asgard. The table below sets out the numbers of board members and staff required to complete forms under the Ethics in Public Office Acts 1995 and 2001.

Name of BodyBoard NumbersNumber of Staff in Designated Positions
Army Pensions Board3Nil
Coiste an Asgard11
Civil Defence144

Insofar as my Department is concerned, the number of staff required under the Ethics in Public Office Acts to complete annual returns to the Standards in Public Office Commission is set out below.

Staff at Department of DefenceNumbers
Senior Staff19
Staff in Designated Positions of Employment33
Ministerial Appointees1

The Ethics in Public Office Acts also apply to the Defence Forces. Detailed information regarding Defence Forces annual returns to the Standards In Public Office Commission is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

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