Law could force Youth Defence to reveal funds

New laws that would force anti-abortion campaign group Youth Defence to disclose the source of its funding are being considered by Environment Minister Phil Hogan.

Mr Hogan has made the commitment to examine the possibility of imposing sanctions on groups other than political parties that refused to disclose their funding in legislation due before the Dáil in the autumn.

He made the promise in response to a letter from the chairman of the Standards in Public Office Commission (Sipo) asking for its powers to be strengthened.