Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 396: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [2068/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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1The bodies under the auspices of my Department whose board and staff have obligations under the Ethics Acts 1995 and 2001 (the Ethics Acts) are set out in Statutory Instrument No. 707 of 2001. In relation to my Department, all officers at Principal Officer or equivalent level and above are in designated positions, which carry obligations under the Ethics Acts. The other designated positions, which carry obligations under the Ethics Acts. The other designated positions in my Department are set out in Statutory Instrument No. 644 of 2011.

As set out in the Standard in Public Office Guidelines for Public Servants (ninth edition), a person occupying a designated position which carries obligations under the Ethics Acts, is only required to furnish a statement of interests where those interests could materially influence him/her in, or in relation to, the performance of his/her official functions.