Report to the Committee on Members' Interests of Seanad Éireann

Conclusion

While contraventions of section 21(1)(a) of the 2001 Act have been established in the 28 cases described, the Standards Commission is satisfied to report to the Committee on Members' Interests of Seanad Éireann that the contraventions found were not serious. Their occurrence could be regarded as entirely consistent with the learning process attached to the introduction of a new measure of this nature and scale.

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