Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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178. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of senior staff members of her Department or of State bodies under the aegis of her Department who are also on the boards of bodies registered for lobbying purposes under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015, or on the board of bodies which have had to disclose that they engaged in lobbying State authorities; if it is intended to issue directions as to the appropriateness of such involvement in these bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9077/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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There are two senior staff members in the Department of Social Protection who are also on the Boards of bodies registered for lobbying purposes under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015. The staff members sit on the Boards in a personal capacity. The bodies in question engage in education and sporting activities and are not related to the functions of the Department of Social Protection.

All Senior Officials in the Department of Social Protection are required to complete an annual "Statement of Interest" as per the Ethics in Public Office Acts 1995 and 2001.