Annual Report 2008

Annual Report
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Standards in Public Office Commission
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2008

Standards in Public Office Commission,
18 Lower Leeson Street,
Dublin 2.
Tel: (01) 6395666
Fax: (01) 6395684
email: sipo@sipo.gov.ie
website: www.sipo.gov.ie/en

Contents

Foreword

Introduction by the Chairman

Chapter 1 - Ethics Acts

Complaints

Local Government Ethical Framework

Local Government Reform

Codes of Conduct

Tax Clearance

Scope of the Ethics Acts

Chapter 2 - Electoral Acts

Role of the Standards Commission

Issues arising from the Dáil general election of 2007

Disclosure of Donations

Accounting Units of political parties

GRECO Evaluation of transparency of funding of political parties

Enquiry regarding donations disclosed pursuant to section 26 of the 1997 Act

Third Parties

Powers of enquiry under section 4(4) of the 1997 Act

Expenditure limits at local elections

Chapter 3 - Exchequer funding of political parties

 

General

Funding under the Electoral Acts

Funding under the Party Leaders Allowance legislation

Chapter 4 - Recommendations for change

Recommendations for change - Introduction

Proposed amendments to the Ethics Acts

Summary of other proposed amendments to the Ethics Acts

Proposed amendments to the Electoral Acts

Summary of other proposed amendments to the Electoral Acts

Proposed amendments to the Electoral Acts relating to third parties

Proposed amendment to the Party Leaders Allowance legislation

Chapter 5 - Costs in 2008

Costs in 2008

Appendix

Standards Commission Publications in 2008