Paul Lawless (Mayo, Aontú)
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721. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which his Department fulfils Article 41 as the competent authority, including impartiality procedures, conflict-of-interest safeguards, staffing, documentation, legal authority, access to operator data, and audit systems. [65524/25]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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Part 4 of Statutory Instrument 227 of 2021 provides for the appointment and functions of authorised officers as required by Regulation (EU) 2016/1012. All officials of my Department are subject to the Code of Conduct of Civil Servants, which includes matters concerning conflicts of interest.