10/03/09 - Report to the Minister for the Environment on Third Parties and the Referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon

 

Third Parties and the Referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon

 

Report to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government

 

Standards in Public Office Commission
18 Lower Leeson Street
Dublin 2

Telephone: (01) 6395666
Facsimile: (01) 6395684
E-Mail: sipo@sipo.gov.ie
Website: www.sipo.gov.ie

March 2009

  Report on Third Parties and the Referendum on The Treaty of Lisbon (pdf, 232 kb)

  Report on Third Parties and the Referendum on The Treaty of Lisbon (doc, 345 kb)

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 2 - Provisions of the Act applying to third parties

Chapter 3 - Supervision of the third party provisions

Chapter 4 - The referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon

Chapter 5 - Difficulties encountered by the Standards Commission

Chapter 6 - Concerns about the definition of "political purposes"

Chapter 7 - Third party legislation in other jurisdictions

Chapter 8 - How the legislation might be improved

Appendix 1 - Individuals/Groups contacted by Standards Commission (generally and at previous referendums/elections

Appendix 2 - Individuals/Groups contacted in relation to the referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon