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# sipo - Saturday 22 February, 2020
Renua in talks with 'more than one' Independent TD about becoming leader of the party
The party said that it may also consider changing its name and branding as part of a wider review.
# sipo - Tuesday 28 January, 2020
Councillor Hugh McElvaney breached ethics law during undercover RTÉ investigation, SIPO finds
McElvaney was subject of an RTÉ Investigates programme Standard in Public Office, aired in 2015.
# sipo - Monday 20 January, 2020
Fianna Fáil not happy with Varadkar's 'political attack' during State event with Apple's Tim Cook
Fianna Fáil want Sipo to carry out an investigation.
# sipo - Wednesday 11 December, 2019
Minister says 'alternative way' to deal with Dara Murphy complaints will be found as Dáil clerk has 'no jurisdiction'
The Dáil Committee on Members’ Interests is to meet on Thursday but questions remain as to whether they have the power to investigate.
# sipo - Wednesday 4 December, 2019
Standards watchdog Sipo says it can't deal with Dara Murphy complaints as he 'has ceased to be a TD'
Leo Varadkar told the Dáil today that Sipo could investigate former members.
# sipo - Tuesday 15 October, 2019
Minister Shane Ross asked for "advance all-clear" on expenses paid to him in €37,000 annual allowance
Minister Sean Canney was also asked to provide more information on €3,258 in “policy formulation” expenses that were spent in a string of restaurants around the country.
# sipo - Tuesday 10 September, 2019
Councillor faces significant legal bill following failed attempt to stop ethics inquiry
Councillor McElvaney was one of the subjects of an RTÉ Investigates programme in 2015.
# sipo - Wednesday 4 September, 2019
Councillor secretly filmed by RTÉ loses court bid to block SIPO inquiry
Justice Garrett Simons said he was satisfied “to dismiss the application in its entirety.”
# sipo - Wednesday 7 August, 2019
Political parties received €5.9m in State funding last year
Eight political parties qualified for Exchequer funding in 2018.
# sipo - Wednesday 24 July, 2019
Here's who spent the most in the 2018 presidential campaign
SIPO today released details of the expenses and donations during the 2018 presidential election campaign.
# sipo - Monday 29 April, 2019
Irexit party accepting donations despite not being registered with Standards in Public Office Commission
Two members of the party are running as independents in the upcoming elections.
# sipo - Monday 8 April, 2019
Ceann Comhairle likely unable to keep Rolex given to him by UAE official
The watch, believed to be worth close to €8,000, may be sold and the money used for charitable purposes.
# sipo - Tuesday 26 March, 2019
Sipo finds against two councillors over contraventions of the Ethics in Public Office Act
Sipo today published two separate reports following investigation hearings.
# sipo - Friday 22 March, 2019
Consultants at Cork and Galway hospitals failed to provide evidence of tax compliance
Sipo investigated the doctors after they missed a deadline by which they had to reply.
# sipo - Tuesday 1 January, 2019
New code of conduct for lobbyists comes into effect today
The goal is for lobbying to be carried out in an ethical and transparent manner.
# sipo - Thursday 27 December, 2018
Future Irish elections and referendums will be overseen by a new Electoral Commission
A public consultation on what structure and responsibilities the Commission will have has been launched today.
# sipo - Thursday 13 December, 2018
Land zoning: Watchdog makes findings against two Mayo councillors over conduct
Sipo found that both Frank Durcan and Cyril Burke contravened the code of conduct for elected representatives.
# sipo - Tuesday 30 October, 2018
SIPO renews call for rethink on political party funding rules
The Standards in Public Office Commission is tasked with ensuring all parties are in compliance with funding rules.
# sipo - Friday 12 October, 2018
'I want to succeed Michael D, not replace him': Sean Gallagher formally launches presidential campaign
Gallagher has committed to introduce 20 ‘special initiatives’ in his first 20 weeks in office if he is elected.
# sipo - Monday 17 September, 2018
Investigation into councillor who asked for 'loads of money' won't hear from undercover RTÉ reporter
An SIPO hearing into Hugh McElvaney’s alleged breach of the ethics of public office heard the reporter was “no doubt attractive”.
# sipo - Tuesday 31 July, 2018
Sipo's order that Amnesty should return €137,000 grant is quashed after High Court appeal
The donation was for Amnesty’s ‘My Body, My Rights’ campaign which sought a referendum on the Eighth Amendment.
# sipo - Saturday 28 July, 2018
Watchdog still in talks with gardaí over members' compliance with ethics laws
SIPO is to develop ‘standards of best practice’ for public bodies to ensure they communicate to employees about disclosing their interests.
# sipo - Friday 27 July, 2018
Gap in law means watchdog can't probe complaints after a TD has left office
SIPO wants the law changed so it has the power to investigate complaints which come to light after a politician has left office.
# sipo - Thursday 26 July, 2018
Watchdog fears foreign ads could influence Irish referendums and elections
The Standards in Public Office said it is concerned about political interference from organisations outside of Ireland.
# sipo - Thursday 12 July, 2018
Dáil parties got €7.63m in expenses last year - with Fianna Fáil taking the biggest slice
Sipo has released details of expenses for 2017.
# sipo - Thursday 28 June, 2018
Five officials sought 'cooling-off period' waivers before taking up lobbying jobs
The purpose of a ‘cooling-off’ period is to prevent the use of insider information.
# sipo - Wednesday 11 April, 2018
The number of large donations made to politicians fell dramatically last year
Just €6,360 in large donations was given to TDs, senators and MEPs last year.
# sipo - Sunday 4 February, 2018
Amnesty boss says watchdog's grant decision could prove 'catastrophic'
The organisation is seeking legal advice about an ongoing dispute over a €137,000 grant it received.
# sipo - Wednesday 29 November, 2017
Nearly half of Ireland's political parties failed to submit accounts to watchdog
Six parties failed to submit any accounts at all.
# sipo - Monday 25 September, 2017
Paschal Donohoe begins transfer of Diageo shares into wife’s name ahead of Budget
The shares are being transferred in a bid to avoid any potential conflict ahead of next month’s Budget.
# sipo - Friday 21 July, 2017
Watchdog sent 90 files to gardaí over possible election offences
The Standards in Public Office Commission gave the details in its annual report, published today.
# sipo - Friday 14 July, 2017
Donohoe defends his share-holdings in drinks company Diageo
Three ministers were asked about their share-holdings during a press conference today.
# sipo - Wednesday 5 July, 2017
Political parties and independents were paid over €8 million of state funds last year
The SIPO report shows that Fianna Fáil received over €2.2 million in 2016.
# sipo - Thursday 20 April, 2017
Family Support Agency board member overclaimed €40k in expenses
“Obviously, in hindsight, it was wrong, there is no question about that,” Richard Hickey said.
# sipo - Saturday 1 April, 2017
Abortion Rights Campaign gives back €23,000 US donation
The $24,999 was donated by US billionaire George Soros’ Open Societies Foundation.
# sipo - Sunday 22 January, 2017
It has cost over €360,000 to investigate this senator's €2,000 expense claims Exclusive
Sipo has ruled that Brian Ó Domhnaill contravened ethics legislation, something he has strongly denied.
# sipo - Saturday 14 January, 2017
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil spent thousands of euro targeting voters with Facebook ads
Both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael targeted voters through social media during the general election
# sipo - Friday 13 January, 2017
Poll: Should election posters be scrapped?
Political parties spent over €416,000 on them last year.
Irish political parties spent over €416k on election posters last year
Fianna Fáil spent over €145,891 on election posters in the last general election.
'I forgot to give them a receipt': James Reilly referred to gardaí by Sipo over €1k election donation
Under Sipo rules, the maximum cash donation that may be accepted by a candidate during the general election is €200.
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